Yuen Jason
South West Neurosurgery Centre, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, PL6 8DH UK.
Med Sci Educ. 2020 Jun 3;30(3):1321-1329. doi: 10.1007/s40670-020-00990-5. eCollection 2020 Sep.
Three-dimensional (3D)-printed models have become increasingly popular as an alternative to the traditional method of cadaveric dissection in teaching anatomy. It has the advantage of lower cost and higher reproducibility. It has been widely used in the postgraduate setting, but its efficacy in undergraduate education has not been studied extensively.
A scoping review of the literature was undertaken systematically to investigate the role of 3D printing in the anatomy education of undergraduate medical students.
A systematic literature search of databases (EMBASE, Pubmed, Educational Resources Information Center, British Education Index and Australian Education Index) was undertaken using relevant keywords.
The search yielded 83 results, which were narrowed down to 13 articles after application of exclusion criteria. The literature supported that 3D printing was a useful tool for studying normal, uncommon and pathological anatomy. However, limitations include low fidelity in replicating the colour and textural physical properties of soft tissues and the trade-off between cost and fidelity.
It is believed that 3D printing would increasingly be integrated into undergraduate anatomy education, and it might also potentially be used in the assessment of anatomical knowledge and clinical skills training. The establishment of an online 3D model database may facilitate educators to easily manufacture models for specific educational purposes.
三维（3D）打印模型作为解剖学教学中传统尸体解剖方法的替代方案，越来越受欢迎。它具有成本较低和可重复性较高的优势。它已在研究生教学中广泛使用，但其在本科教育中的效果尚未得到广泛研究。
系统地进行文献综述，以调查3D打印在本科医学生解剖学教育中的作用。
使用相关关键词对数据库（EMBASE、PubMed、教育资源信息中心、英国教育索引和澳大利亚教育索引）进行系统的文献检索。
检索得到83条结果，应用排除标准后缩小至13篇文章。文献支持3D打印是研究正常、罕见和病理解剖学的有用工具。然而，局限性包括在复制软组织的颜色和质地物理特性方面逼真度较低，以及成本与逼真度之间的权衡。
人们认为3D打印将越来越多地融入本科解剖学教育，并且它还可能潜在地用于解剖学知识评估和临床技能培训。建立在线3D模型数据库可能有助于教育工作者轻松制作用于特定教育目的的模型。
