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Short Report. The study of early human embryos using interactive 3‐dimensional computer reconstructions
Author(s) -
SCARBOROUGH JULIE,
AITON JAMES F.,
McLACHLAN JOHN C.,
SMART STEVEN D.,
WHITEN SUSAN C.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.932
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1469-7580
pISSN - 0021-8782
DOI - 10.1046/j.1469-7580.1997.19110117.x
Subject(s) - computer science , embryo , computer graphics (images) , data science , bioinformatics , information retrieval , artificial intelligence , human–computer interaction , world wide web , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Tracings of serial histological sections from 4 human embryos at different Carnegie stages were used to create 3‐dimensional (3D) computer models of the developing heart. The models were constructed using commercially available software developed for graphic design and the production of computer generated virtual reality environments. They are available as interactive objects which can be downloaded via the World Wide Web. This simple method of 3D reconstruction offers significant advantages for understanding important events in morphological sciences.