MorphologyNet: A Digital Library of Interactive, 3D Visualizations of Anatomy

密苏里大学罗拉分校获得了一笔赠款，以加强形态网（http：www.morphologynet.org），一个数字图书馆的现实，三维互动和可定制的图像解剖。MorphologyNet中的重建将所有组织和结构（包括软组织）作为单独的对象进行说明，因此它们可以像真实的生物对象一样进行操作，包括同时在所有平面中旋转，以及组织和结构的“解剖”。用户可以自定义图像的颜色，纹理和不透明度，使其更加逼真。MorphologyNet导入OBJ文件，允许几乎任何研究人员向存储库贡献解剖学的3D重建;因此它是一个全球性的社区资源。所有的图像都可以在网上找到，用户界面简单易用，不需要专有软件。该奖项资助MorphologyNet的增强功能，包括生成额外的3D重建和动画以增强基础数据集，创建用于存储图像和相关材料的面向对象的数据库，进一步增强用户友好的界面和小程序，以访问，操作和分析图像，建立一个代表所有分类学群体的投稿人和用户的协作网络，促进对网站的投稿和使用。该项目将包括培训本科生和研究生;开发一个可访问和易于使用的教育资源;建立一个互动的三维可视化图书馆，以促进解剖学研究;通过提供一个数字图书馆，以获取研究成果，促进研究人员之间的交流（但允许他们保留所有权）;通过将解剖数据与其他数据源相结合，促进生物学分支学科的进一步整合。

University of Missouri-Rolla is awarded a grant to enhance MorphologyNet (http://www.morphologynet.org), a digital library of realistic, 3D interactive and customizable images of anatomy. Reconstructions in MorphologyNet illustrate all tissues and structures (including soft tissues) as separate objects, and thus they can be manipulated just as a real biological object, including rotation in all planes simultaneously, and "dissection" of tissues and structures. Users can customize the color, texture and opacity of images to make them more realistic. MorphologyNet imports OBJ files, allowing nearly any researcher to contribute 3D reconstructions of anatomy to the depository; thus it is a worldwide community-based resource. All images are available on the web, the user-interface is simple to use, and no proprietary software is required. This award funds enhancements to MorphologyNet including generating additional 3D reconstructions and animations to augment the foundational data set, creating an object-oriented database for storage of images and associated materials, further enhancing the user-friendly interface and applet for access, manipulation, and analysis of images, and developing a collaborative network of contributors and users representing all taxonomic groups and promoting contribution to and use of the site. The project will include training of undergraduate and graduate students; developing an accessible and easy-to-use educational resource; building an interactive library of 3D visualizations that will facilitate anatomical research; promoting communication among researchers by providing a digital library for accession of research results (but allowing them to retain ownership); and facilitating further integration of biological sub-disciplines by integrating anatomical data with other data sources.