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3D printing brings new reality to anatomical education

Researchers use cutting edge technology to bring hands on learning to health professional students

The 3D Printed Anatomy Series is a kit designed for medical and health professional students to get hands-on learning experience with human anatomy, without the need for a real human cadaver. In many cases, students do not have access to cadavers for a variety of reasons, ranging from religious to financial.

Created by researchers at Australia’s Monash University, the cadaver is printed in high resolution using image data acquired through CT scanning. The project succeeded in including anatomically accurate ‘negative spaces,’ such as sinuses and coronary vessels. Printed in plaster-like powder or plastic, the kit includes body parts anatomically accurate in terms of both color and proportion.

Researchers cite several advantages of 3D printed cadavers including “durability, accuracy, ease of reproduction, cost effectiveness, and the avoidance of health and safety issues associated with wet fixed cadaver specimens.”

3D printing brings new reality to anatomical education

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