Journal article
Three-dimensional Educational Computer Model of the Larynx Voicing a New Direction
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery, v 135(7), pp 677-681
01 Jul 2009
PMID: 19620589
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Abstract
Objectives: To create a 3-dimensional (3D) educational computer model of the larynx, to assess the feasibility of this learning module on a Web-based platform, and to obtain student feedback on the module.
Design: Male and female adult cadaveric necks were scanned with microcomputed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging scanners. Key structures were identified on each slice of the computed tomogram and/or magnetic resonance image and analyzed with a segmentation software package. Then, the images were exported into Microsoft Powerpoint. Visual text and audio commentary were added. Real cases of a child's larynx, an adult with a tracheostomy, and a patient with laryngeal carcinoma were included. The computer module was launched on a password-protected, Web-based platform.
Participants: Fifty-eight first-year medical students (38% male; mean [SD] age, 23 [1.8] years) were invited to evaluate the module and to complete a survey.
Results: Most students thought that the 3D computer module was effective (60%), clear (66%), and user friendly (72%); most students (81%) thought that it was easier to understand laryngeal anatomy when they could visualize it in 3D; and most students (83%) said that they would like lectures better if they were supplemented with 3D computer modules.
Conclusion: A 3D educational computer model of the larynx has been successfully created and warmly received by medical students.
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Details
- Title
- Three-dimensional Educational Computer Model of the Larynx Voicing a New Direction
- Creators
- Amanda Hu - Western UniversityTim Wilson - Univ Western Ontario, Dept Anat & Cell Biol, London, ON, CanadaHanif Ladak - Univ Western Ontario, Dept Otolaryngol, London, ON, CanadaPeter Haase - Univ Western Ontario, Dept Anat & Cell Biol, London, ON, CanadaKevin Fung - Univ Western Ontario, Dept Otolaryngol, London, ON, Canada
- Publication Details
- Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery, v 135(7), pp 677-681
- Publisher
- Amer Medical Assoc
- Number of pages
- 5
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Otolaryngology (and Head and Neck Surgery)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000268137400010
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-67651092080
- Other Identifier
- 991019298818104721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Surgery