title: A novel interactive anatomic atlas of the hand.
abstract: Classical anatomic atlases cannot provide the spectrum of views and the detail required in modern diagnostic and surgical techniques. Computer modeling opens the possibility to choose any view from one single model. A computerized model of the hand is presented, which has been obtained by segmentation and graphic modeling of the Visible Human dataset. In addition to being able to choose arbitrary viewpoints, it allows interrogation of the chosen views by mouse click. We believe the functions of these new kinds of atlases are superior to the classical ones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma-, Hand-, and Reconstructive Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gehrmann
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Höhne
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Linhart
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pflesser
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pommert
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riemer
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tiede
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Windolf
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rueger
mesh_terms: D000716:Anatomy, Artistic; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006225:Hand / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008488:Medical Illustration; D009317:National Library of Medicine (U.S.); D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D053443:Visible Human Projects