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Low cost, high impact video system for use in a gross anatomy laboratory
Author(s) -
Goldman Evan Michael
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.825.6
Subject(s) - gross anatomy , dissection (medical) , computer science , digital video , cadaver , variety (cybernetics) , multimedia , anatomy , computer graphics (images) , artificial intelligence , medicine , telecommunications , transmission (telecommunications)
Results A customized wireless video system was developed for the gross anatomy lab at Philadelphia University. The system was designed to be extremely simple to set up and use. Minimal interaction with podiums, computers, or switches is required. The total price was kept extremely low ($1224) yet the system is high‐resolution and allows for live recording on digital media. The video system displays high‐resolution live video feeds on ten lab monitors with a setup time of less than one minute. With the system, instructors are able to relay details and images of noteworthy dissection techniques, structures, and pathologies to the entire class. Conclusions Viewing the dissections of multiple cadavers prepares students to understand the natural variations of human anatomy. Each cadaver also provides a glimpse into the person's medical history providing an opportunity to see, in situ, a variety of pathological states. For a variety of reasons students will often fail to see structures or interesting dissections on other group's cadavers within a lab. With the current video system, the instant availability of live video eliminates the barriers that had precluded students from viewing specimens throughout the room. This novel system within the anatomy laboratory now allows the instructor to provide interesting and pedagogically relevant content to all students simultaneously.