title: Cybermedicine tools for communication and learning.
abstract: The medical domain provides excellent opportunities for communication and teaching of healthcare issues using computer graphics, visualization techniques, and virtual environments. Possible applications include anatomical educational tools; patient education; diagnostic aids; virtual autopsies; planning and guidance aids; skills training; and computer augmented reality. Both clinicians and patients can benefit from the appropriate use of tools that make use of these technologies. This paper provides an overview of the state-of-the-art technologies in this exciting field, including detailed examples from our research. The term cybermedicine is discussed and issues for effective cybermedicine are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: School of Computer Science, University of Wales, Bangor, UK. n.w.john@bangor.ac.uk
authors.forename: Nigel W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Ik Soo
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000193:education; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional