Using VR to study anatomy

[VIZ1]

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Has anyone ever used VR to study anatomy and found it useful?
I'm looking at 3D Organon VR Anatomy and was wondering how accurate/helpful it is.
3D Organon VR Anatomy

 

[akuko2]

^^^ This worked well for me.





In all seriousness though, it depends on how well you do with spatial orientation. I consider it one of my strong suits so learning to trace structures like nerves and vessels from their origins and then referencing them to other structures with Netters and Rohens, and then practicing on my cadaver was fine. But it seems like a cool program, and if you struggle with visualizing what you are learning in your head it may be a good investment.

 

[Lannister]

I haven't used this but it seems like it would be pretty awesome! I suck at visualizing the paths of nerves and vessels and things like that, so I bet this would be super helpful for someone like me.

 

[liquidsodium]

When I was at Case Western, one of their big selling points is that they were developing one of the first VR anatomy programs. They're hoping to implement it fully for students within the next 5 years.

I tried it-- it was very cool, but was clearly very preliminary. They warned us that the bodies were currently an artists rendition and, while they looked realistic, were not anatomically accurate enough to teach med students yet.

So, that makes me a little skeptical of this $30 program. But hey, it might be worth a shot to help you visualize some of those odd things, as long as you corroborate info w other sources.

I do have the Visible Body 3D atlas app on my iOS devices and love it for that reason.

 

[Lannister]

When I was at Case Western, one of their big selling points is that they were developing one of the first VR anatomy programs. They're hoping to implement it fully for students within the next 5 years.

I tried it-- it was very cool, but was clearly very preliminary. They warned us that the bodies were currently an artists rendition and, while they looked realistic, were not anatomically accurate enough to teach med students yet.

So, that makes me a little skeptical of this $30 program. But hey, it might be worth a shot to help you visualize some of those odd things, as long as you corroborate info w other sources.

I do have the Visible Body 3D atlas app on my iOS devices and love it for that reason.

Is Case's goal to get rid of dissection completely and replace it with the VR anatomy? In that case, I could see why it would need to be super accurate, but I feel like if you're just using it as a study resource it's not as important for it to be completely perfect.

 

[Doctor Strange]

Seems like a lot of unnecessary effort for relatively small returns...

 

[liquidsodium]

Is Case's goal to get rid of dissection completely and replace it with the VR anatomy? In that case, I could see why it would need to be super accurate, but I feel like if you're just using it as a study resource it's not as important for it to be completely perfect.

Yes, that seemed to be their eventual plan. If I recall correctly, they ultimately want an 8-10 hr crash course in a cadaver lab in M1 to build humility/appreciation/"actually in med school" and then use the holograms thereafter. Very cool concept, though I'd probably feel more confident in my training with a 50/50 approach. Agree w/ above that a supplemental program wouldn't have to be as realistic


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[muhali3]

I used Visible Body (app), Essential Anatomy (app), and Acland videos. Those gave me good 3d orientation as opposed to textbooks (the pelvis is particularly bad).

 

[fit2]

I used Visible Body (app), Essential Anatomy (app), and Acland videos. Those gave me good 3d orientation as opposed to textbooks (the pelvis is particularly bad).

Which one of the two (visible or essential) is better? Like graphics? And level of detail?

 

[muhali3]

Which one of the two (visible or essential) is better? Like graphics? And level of detail?

Essential has better graphics but less total structures. Used it a really long time ago I think the current version are much updated so I don't think my review will be very accurate. At the time Visiblebody was better though, but Essential looked more realistic (developed by Stanford).

 

[Med student 18]

Honestly, I didn't even know this existed and it sounds awesome. However, I would not use this as the main source. I would totally get lost (party because it sounds crazy amazing) using it. You do need a source to help you understand what is important and what are the clinical correlations of what is studied. This is where you need a book or a video lecture service.

Definitely sounds like a good complement especially if you have trouble with visualization.

 

[justabanana]

Years ago I played with the concept using virtual desktop, netter's 3d, and my oculus dev kit. It was cool, but honestly not any better than using netter's 3d on my screen. The novelty was cool though. It definitely makes studying more fun at least for a bit.

 

[AhmedJ]

I use Complete Anatomy app and it's good. Although it cost around $40.

 

[OrangeCaramel]

I use Complete Anatomy app and it's good. Although it cost around $40.

The complete Anatomy app is required for all MSI at my school. I find requiring students to buy apps strange, but I guess it's not that different from buying a textbook. Currently, the app is being sold for $49.99. Did you buy yours during a sale?

 

[AhmedJ]

The complete Anatomy app is required for all MSI at my school. I find requiring students to buy apps strange, but I guess it's not that different from buying a textbook. Currently, the app is being sold for $49.99. Did you buy yours during a sale?

There is a ~$10 discount for student. Contact their support with student id and you'll get a special link to purchase at discount!