Spitzer V M, Whitlock D G
Center for Human Stimulation at University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, USA.
Anat Rec. 1998 Apr;253(2):49-57. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0185(199804)253:2<49::AID-AR8>3.0.CO;2-9.
One goal of a medical school education is to teach the anatomy of the living human. With the exception of some surface anatomy, the morphology education that goes on during a surgical procedure, and patient observation, live human anatomy is most often taught by simulation. Medical anatomy courses utilize cadavers to approximate the live human. Case-based curricula simulate a patient and present symptoms, signs, and history to mimic reality for the future practitioner. Radiology has provided images of the morphology, function, and metabolism of living humans but with images foreign to most novice observers. With the Visible Human database, computer simulation of the live human body will provide revolutionary transformations in anatomical education.
医学院校教育的一个目标是教授人体解剖学。除了一些表面解剖学、手术过程中的形态学教育以及患者观察外，人体解剖学通常通过模拟来教授。医学解剖课程利用尸体来近似活体人体。基于案例的课程模拟患者，并呈现症状、体征和病史，为未来的从业者模拟真实情况。放射学提供了活体人体的形态、功能和代谢图像，但这些图像对大多数初学者来说很陌生。有了可视人体数据库，对活体人体的计算机模拟将给解剖学教育带来革命性的变革。
