New technology is allowing current and future physicians, to examine the human body like never before through the use of a life-sized, virtual anatomy imagery called the Anatomage table.

 

Like a gigantic tablet, the table allows students to practice segmenting the anatomy by virtually slicing, dicing and dissecting it layer by layer. This innovation allows visualization of the skeletal tissues, muscles, organs, and soft tissue that can be customized.

 

This new technology allows for medical schools to have an alternative to traditional cadaver study because donations are skim. Supporters of the 3-D virtual image say inexperienced students can practice their skills and redo their incisions time and again in a way that real cadavers do not allow. By the time they are ready to work a real person, the medical student can be better accomplished.

 

The same reigns true for experienced physicians who use real scans of actual patients and can use them to inspect body images before surgery to minimize any surprises during surgery. Surgeons can use it to locate specific pathology in several views and decide on treatment plans and post-surgical reviews. These can also be used to teach their resident physicians and patients to learn about their body and to know what’s there before making that first cut.