Visible Human Dissector

Four Visible Human Dissector 3D-Stereo desktop stations are available in the Scott Learning Resources Center. These 3D-stereo stations, the first installation of its kind in the country, are available for studying anatomy using stereo technology. Dr. Hector Lopez is using the stations for teaching advanced anatomy to fourth year medical students, surgical and radiology residents, and physical therapy students.

The 3D-stereo images provide an accurate view of human anatomical structures and are available for small group and independent study 7 days a week in the Scott LRC. Each small group viewing room is equipped with a 3D-stereo station. The fourth station is available in 306 Scott. Crystal Eyes stereo glasses and an emitter, which are available for check-out at the LRC desk, are needed to see the 3D-Stereo images.

Any, or all, of the four stations can be set up in the Scott Library classroom in 200B which can be reserved in advance. Multiple viewers per station can easily see the 3D-Stereo images while wearing the active stereo glasses.

More information about the Visible Human Dissector program is available at the publisher’s website.

The 3D-Stereo stations can also be used with PyMOL, a molecular graphics system with an embedded Python interpreter designed for real-time visualization and rapid generation of high-quality molecular graphics images and animations. It can also perform many other valuable tasks (such as editing PDB files) to assist research. PyMOL is an open source program available online at pymol.sourceforge.net. Using PyMOL on the 3D-Stereo stations provides added dimension to the images.