Integrative Anatomy, Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America.
PLoS One. 2013 Jun 7;8(6):e62806. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062806. Print 2013.
Modern imaging and dissemination methods enable morphologists to share complex, three-dimensional (3D) data in ways not previously possible. Here we present a 3D interactive model of the jaw musculature of the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Alligator and crocodylian jaw musculature is notoriously challenging to inspect and interpret because of the derived nature of the feeding apparatus. Using Iodine-contrast enhanced microCT imaging, a segmented model of jaw muscles, trigeminal nerve, brain and skull are presented as a cross-sectional atlas and 3D, interactive pdf of the rendered model. Modern 3D dissemination methods like this 3D Alligator hold great potential for morphologists to share anatomical information to scientists, educators, and the public in an easily downloadable format.
现代成像和传播方法使形态学家能够以前所未有的方式共享复杂的三维 (3D) 数据。在这里，我们展示了美洲鳄（密西西比鳄）颌部肌肉的 3D 交互式模型。由于进食器官的衍生性质，鳄类和鳄形目动物的颌部肌肉非常难以检查和解释。使用碘对比增强微 CT 成像，我们呈现了颌部肌肉、三叉神经、大脑和颅骨的分段模型，作为一个横截面图谱和渲染模型的 3D 交互式 PDF。像这样的现代 3D 传播方法为形态学家提供了巨大的潜力，可以以易于下载的格式向科学家、教育工作者和公众分享解剖信息。
