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The purpose of this paper is the demonstration of a real-time Web3D surgical learning application. In contrast to existing medical elearning portals, we provide interactive web-based 3D models derived from patient-specific image data. The 3D visualizations are accessible in real-time with our newly developed 3D viewer based on X3D and WebGL. Thus, no platform-specific browser plugin is required. Additional information, such as annotated 2D DICOM data, high-quality surgical movies and a quiz can be used by the learner to train his/her knowledge about human anatomy and surgical procedures. Our conclusion is that our presented Web3D e-learning application may support traditional educational methods like lectures and schoolbooks.
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Birr, S., Mönch, J., Sommerfeld, D., Preim, B. (2012). A novel Real-Time Web3D Surgical Teaching Tool based on WebGL. In: Tolxdorff, T., Deserno, T., Handels, H., Meinzer, HP. (eds) Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin 2012. Informatik aktuell. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28502-8_70
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