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A Pilot Study Examining the Impact of Two‐Dimensional Computer Images and Three‐Dimensional Stereoscopic Images of the Pelvic Muscles and Neurovasculature on Short‐term and Long‐term Retention of Anatomical Information for First‐Year Medical Students
Author(s) -
Meyer Edgar R.,
James Amber M.,
Cui Dongmei
Publication year - 2017
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.31.1_supplement.580.8
Subject(s) - wilcoxon signed rank test , stereoscopy , term (time) , test (biology) , perception , pelvis , medicine , depth perception , medical physics , computer science , psychology , artificial intelligence , surgery , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , biology , mann–whitney u test , paleontology , physics
Although there are a number of studies concerned with the construction of three‐dimensional images, there are currently few studies which explore whether stereoscopic models help medical students retain the information regarding the three‐dimensional orientation of structures. This pilot study examines the effects of first‐year medical students' exposure to two‐dimensional versus three‐dimensional images of the musculature, arteries, and nerves of the pelvis and their corresponding short‐ and long‐term retention of the anatomical information of these regions. Students who volunteer to participate will be administered a series of tests: baseline‐test, post‐2D test, pre‐3D test, short‐term 3D post‐test, and long‐term 3D/2D post‐tests pertaining to the pelvis before and after their 3D learning experience. These students will complete an initial survey inquiring about their perceptions of three‐dimensional imaging in general and of the effectiveness of its use in teaching anatomical material and a second survey to inquire about their own perception of the effectiveness of three‐dimensional imaging in improving their long‐term retention of anatomical information pertaining to the pelvis. Results will be analyzed using a Wilcoxon rank‐sum test and linear regression analysis to compare short‐term and long‐term post tests on 2D and 3D groups. Final results will determine whether 3D pelvis models improve students' short‐term and/or long‐term retention of anatomical information. Future studies should address the effectiveness of stereoscopic imaging of other complex regions of the body on first‐year medical students' short‐ and long‐term retention of anatomical information.