Mobile Cadaver Lab: An Innovative Platform to Supplement Medical Education for Mo

描述(申请人提供)：随着苹果iPad的成功发布，移动平板电脑市场呈爆炸式增长。这样的移动平板电脑正在迅速成为教育的标准组成部分。在这里，我们建议开发一款新的3D身体探索软件，称为移动身体实验室(MCL)，专门为移动平板电脑市场设计。在第一阶段，我们将探索在iPad等移动平板电脑上开发逼真的3D互动课程的可行性。这项工作将基于塔克图斯技术公司目前正在开发的完全身临其境的虚拟现实身体实验室软件。具体地说，我们将尝试回答是否可以在移动设备的限制下开发一个用于解剖探索的实时平台。我们还将 探索器官和组织建模所需的技术，以及逼真的视觉表示和新的多点触摸范例，以导航和交互虚拟解剖模型和内容。我们将通过执行五项具体任务来实现这一目标；首先，将为移动平台建立软件架构原型；其次，将开发器官的最佳建模技术；第三，将开发用于模型交互的多点触摸界面；第四，将开发由骨盆解剖组成的演示模块；最后，将进行用户反馈研究，以衡量我们的概念的有效性。拟议中的系统具有重大影响，因为它将是第一个在iPad等移动平台上为医学教育开发的真正3D内容。这样的移动平板电脑正迅速变得无处不在，任何真正的解剖软件都将在医疗领域得到广泛使用。拟议中的产品也将是创新的，因为它将以更具互动性的方式提供内容-使用多点触摸界面和新的虚拟解剖范例。学生将能够切割、剥离和钻孔来学习和理解人体解剖学。这项技术还可能在其他医疗领域有未来的应用，如移动平板电脑上的医疗诊断和手术规划。在第二阶段结束时，我们预计将发布MCL应用程序的完整版，其中将包括完整的3D解剖学以及匹配的课程。基础平台的价格约为100美元，外加模块--各种解剖课程的起价为49美元。成本较低的软件也将面向高中和其他与健康相关的机构销售。 与公众健康相关：我们建议开发一种新的3D解剖探索软件，名为Mobile Cadaver实验室(MCL)，可在Apple iPad、Android和Galaxy等平板设备上运行。该系统将是一个完全交互的、支持多点触摸的设备，它将提供虚拟解剖和探索等高级功能。在第一阶段，将开发iPad App原型，然后在第二阶段和第三阶段为更广泛的移动设备开发完整的应用程序。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): With the successful launch of Apple's iPad, the markets for mobile tablets have exploded. Such mobile tablets are fast becoming a standard part of education. Here we propose to develop a new 3D cadaver exploration software called Mobile Cadaver Lab (MCL) designed specifically for the mobile tablet market. In Phase I, we will explore the feasibility of a realistic 3D interactive curriculum on a mobile tablet, such as iPad. This work will be based on fully immersive virtual reality cadaver laboratory software currently under development at Tactus Technologies. Specifically, we will try to answer if we can develop a real-time platform for anatomy exploration within the limitations of mobile devices. We will also explore the technology required for modeling organs and tissues along with realistic visual representations and a new multi touch paradigm to navigate and interact with virtual anatomical models and content. We will accomplish this objective by performing five specific tasks; first, a software architecture will be prototyped for the mobile platform; second, an optimal modeling technology of organs will be developed; third, a multi-touch interface will be developed for model interaction; fourth; a demonstration module consisting of the pelvic anatomy will be developed, and finally a user feedback study will be performed to gauge the effectiveness of our concept. The proposed system has significant impact since it will be the first true 3D content to be developed for medical education on a mobile platform such as iPad. Such mobile tablets are fast becoming ubiquitous and any real anatomy software will find wide spread use in the medical domain. The proposed product will also be innovative because it will provide content in a far more interactive fashion - using the multi-touch interface and new virtual dissections paradigms. Students will be able cut, peel, and drill to learn and understand the human anatomy. This technology may also have future applications in other medical domains such as medical diagnosis and surgery planning on a mobile tablet. At the end of Phase II, we expect to release a full version of the MCL App which will include full 3D anatomy along with matching curriculum. The basic platform will cost about $100 with add-on modules - for various anatomy classes starting at $49 each. Lower cost software will also be marketed for high schools and other health related institutions. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: We propose to develop a new 3D anatomy exploration software called Mobile Cadaver Laboratory (MCL) that runs on tablet devices, such as Apple iPad, Android, and Galaxy. This system will be a fully interactive, multi-touch enabled device, which will provide advanced features such as virtual dissection and exploration. In Phase I, an iPad App prototype will be developed followed by a full application for a wider range of mobile devices in Phase II and Phase III.