title: Web-accessible interactive software of 3D anatomy representing pathophysiological conditions to enhance the patient-consent process for procedures.
abstract: Conveying to a patient the exact physical nature of a disease or procedure can be difficult. By establishing an access website, and using existing 3D viewer software along with our expanding set of anatomical models, we can provide an interface to manipulate realistic, 3D models of common anatomical ailments, chosen from a database frequently updated at the request of the medical community. Physicians will be able to show patients exactly what their condition looks like internally, and explain in better detail how a procedure will be performed.
authors.affiliation: Urologic Surgery, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rotty
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Konchada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Konety
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sweet
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D007258:Informed Consent; D020407:Internet; D008910:Minnesota; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design; D014584:User-Computer Interface