Easy three-dimensional scanning technology for anatomy education using a free cellphone app

Joe Iwanaga; Satoshi Terada; Hee Jin Kim; Yoko Tabira; Takamitsu Arakawa; Koichi Watanabe; Aaron S. Dumont; R. Shane Tubbs

doi:10.1002/ca.23753

Easy three-dimensional scanning technology for anatomy education using a free cellphone app

Joe Iwanaga, Satoshi Terada, Hee Jin Kim, Yoko Tabira, Takamitsu Arakawa, Koichi Watanabe, Aaron S. Dumont, R. Shane Tubbs

Department of Oral Biology

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

6 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought difficult times to anatomy educators and medical/dental students. Under normal circumstances, gross anatomy classes give students opportunities to touch and observe human bones and cadaveric tissues, thus enhancing their understanding; such morphology is difficult to learn from textbooks alone. As many studies have shown, three-dimensional (3D) technologies used in online lectures can serve as alternatives to real specimens for providing knowledge of anatomy. However, such technologies are often expensive. The goal of this study was to create 3D anatomy models for online lectures using a free cellphone app. Free application software (Qlone) was used to create 3D anatomical models. The extracranium and intracranium of adult skull, fetal skull, mandible, temporal bone, second cervical vertebra, and ilium were all scanned and exported to the computer in 3D format. A total of 53 anatomical structures were evaluated by nine observers. Although the 53 structures used in this study did not include all the structures that students need to learn, visibility was good/acceptable for most of the 53. The free and simple 3D scanning app used in this study could enable anatomy educators to provide better content to students during online lectures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	910-918
Number of pages	9
Journal	Clinical Anatomy
Volume	34
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ca.23753
Publication status	Published - 2021 Sept

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Mr. Rintaro Yamamoto and Ms. Mizuki Izumida, Department of Rehabilitation of Sciences, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences and Mr. Itsuki Nagata, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kobe University School of Medicine for their participation in the survey. The authors sincerely thank those who donated their bodies to science so that anatomical research could be performed. Results from such research can potentially increase mankind's overall knowledge, which can then improve patient care. Therefore, these donors and their families deserve our highest gratitude (Iwanaga, Singh, et al., 2021).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 American Association of Clinical Anatomists

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Anatomy
Histology

Access to Document

10.1002/ca.23753

Cite this

@article{d2ce1db2b73e486983627d0fd6761ce2,

title = "Easy three-dimensional scanning technology for anatomy education using a free cellphone app",

abstract = "The COVID-19 pandemic has brought difficult times to anatomy educators and medical/dental students. Under normal circumstances, gross anatomy classes give students opportunities to touch and observe human bones and cadaveric tissues, thus enhancing their understanding; such morphology is difficult to learn from textbooks alone. As many studies have shown, three-dimensional (3D) technologies used in online lectures can serve as alternatives to real specimens for providing knowledge of anatomy. However, such technologies are often expensive. The goal of this study was to create 3D anatomy models for online lectures using a free cellphone app. Free application software (Qlone) was used to create 3D anatomical models. The extracranium and intracranium of adult skull, fetal skull, mandible, temporal bone, second cervical vertebra, and ilium were all scanned and exported to the computer in 3D format. A total of 53 anatomical structures were evaluated by nine observers. Although the 53 structures used in this study did not include all the structures that students need to learn, visibility was good/acceptable for most of the 53. The free and simple 3D scanning app used in this study could enable anatomy educators to provide better content to students during online lectures.",

author = "Joe Iwanaga and Satoshi Terada and Kim, {Hee Jin} and Yoko Tabira and Takamitsu Arakawa and Koichi Watanabe and Dumont, {Aaron S.} and Tubbs, {R. Shane}",

note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to thank Mr. Rintaro Yamamoto and Ms. Mizuki Izumida, Department of Rehabilitation of Sciences, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences and Mr. Itsuki Nagata, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kobe University School of Medicine for their participation in the survey. The authors sincerely thank those who donated their bodies to science so that anatomical research could be performed. Results from such research can potentially increase mankind's overall knowledge, which can then improve patient care. Therefore, these donors and their families deserve our highest gratitude (Iwanaga, Singh, et al., 2021). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 American Association of Clinical Anatomists",

year = "2021",

month = sep,

doi = "10.1002/ca.23753",

language = "English",

volume = "34",

pages = "910--918",

journal = "Clinical Anatomy",

issn = "0897-3806",

publisher = "Wiley-Liss Inc.",

number = "6",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Easy three-dimensional scanning technology for anatomy education using a free cellphone app

AU - Iwanaga, Joe

AU - Terada, Satoshi

AU - Kim, Hee Jin

AU - Tabira, Yoko

AU - Arakawa, Takamitsu

AU - Watanabe, Koichi

AU - Dumont, Aaron S.

AU - Tubbs, R. Shane

N1 - Funding Information: The authors would like to thank Mr. Rintaro Yamamoto and Ms. Mizuki Izumida, Department of Rehabilitation of Sciences, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences and Mr. Itsuki Nagata, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kobe University School of Medicine for their participation in the survey. The authors sincerely thank those who donated their bodies to science so that anatomical research could be performed. Results from such research can potentially increase mankind's overall knowledge, which can then improve patient care. Therefore, these donors and their families deserve our highest gratitude (Iwanaga, Singh, et al., 2021). Publisher Copyright: © 2021 American Association of Clinical Anatomists

PY - 2021/9

Y1 - 2021/9

N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought difficult times to anatomy educators and medical/dental students. Under normal circumstances, gross anatomy classes give students opportunities to touch and observe human bones and cadaveric tissues, thus enhancing their understanding; such morphology is difficult to learn from textbooks alone. As many studies have shown, three-dimensional (3D) technologies used in online lectures can serve as alternatives to real specimens for providing knowledge of anatomy. However, such technologies are often expensive. The goal of this study was to create 3D anatomy models for online lectures using a free cellphone app. Free application software (Qlone) was used to create 3D anatomical models. The extracranium and intracranium of adult skull, fetal skull, mandible, temporal bone, second cervical vertebra, and ilium were all scanned and exported to the computer in 3D format. A total of 53 anatomical structures were evaluated by nine observers. Although the 53 structures used in this study did not include all the structures that students need to learn, visibility was good/acceptable for most of the 53. The free and simple 3D scanning app used in this study could enable anatomy educators to provide better content to students during online lectures.

AB - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought difficult times to anatomy educators and medical/dental students. Under normal circumstances, gross anatomy classes give students opportunities to touch and observe human bones and cadaveric tissues, thus enhancing their understanding; such morphology is difficult to learn from textbooks alone. As many studies have shown, three-dimensional (3D) technologies used in online lectures can serve as alternatives to real specimens for providing knowledge of anatomy. However, such technologies are often expensive. The goal of this study was to create 3D anatomy models for online lectures using a free cellphone app. Free application software (Qlone) was used to create 3D anatomical models. The extracranium and intracranium of adult skull, fetal skull, mandible, temporal bone, second cervical vertebra, and ilium were all scanned and exported to the computer in 3D format. A total of 53 anatomical structures were evaluated by nine observers. Although the 53 structures used in this study did not include all the structures that students need to learn, visibility was good/acceptable for most of the 53. The free and simple 3D scanning app used in this study could enable anatomy educators to provide better content to students during online lectures.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85107022092&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85107022092&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1002/ca.23753

DO - 10.1002/ca.23753

M3 - Article

C2 - 33984162

AN - SCOPUS:85107022092

SN - 0897-3806

VL - 34

SP - 910

EP - 918

JO - Clinical Anatomy

JF - Clinical Anatomy

IS - 6

ER -

Easy three-dimensional scanning technology for anatomy education using a free cellphone app

Abstract

Bibliographical note

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this