use of two-dimensional (2D) images of cross-sectional anatomy. Medical undergraduates
should therefore develop skills to interpret such images early in their education. The Virtual
Human Dissector©(VHD) software facilitates such learning, permitting users to study actual
images of 2D anatomical cross-sections and reconstructed three-dimensional (3D) views
simultaneously. This study investigates the use of VHD in facilitating students' ability to …
Background: Within diagnostic medicine there is a continuing and marked increase in the
use of two-dimensional (2D) images of cross-sectional anatomy. Medical undergraduates
should therefore develop skills to interpret such images early in their education. The Virtual
Human Dissectorß (VHD) software facilitates such learning, permitting users to study actual
images of 2D anatomical cross-sections and reconstructed three-dimensional (3D) views
simultaneously. This study investigates the use of VHD in facilitating students' ability to …