ApplicationsHealth Sciences

July 2001

Distributed Medical Informatics Education

Covers a broad range of fields including electronic medical records and information retrieval Distance learning provides students with access to faculty, expertise, and other students

Oregon Health & Science University and the University of Pittsburgh

http://www.cbmi.upmc.edu/ http://www.ohsu.edu/bicc-informatics/

Human Embryo Development

3-D visualizations of human embryo development Doctors can manipulate data remotely Animations of embryo system development for students

George Mason University, Oregon Health & Science University, National Library of Medicine

http://www.ohsu.edu/chrc/ http://www.nac.gmu.edu/visembryo.htm

Renal Physiology Modules

Overcomes the limits of one-dimensional mediums to represent dynamic systems of the body

The modules allow students to integrate and apply their knowledge to real-life problems

Stanford University Virtual Labs Project

http://summit.stanford.edu/hhmi

Anatomy and Surgery Workbench and Local NGI Testbed Network

Allows students to learn anatomy and practice surgery techniques using 3-D workstations Network testbed evaluates the effectiveness of workbench applications

Stanford University School of Medicine

http://haiti.stanford.edu/~ngi/final/

Surveyor

Web-based research environment integrates rural health data with GIS technology Support for rural health care practitioners in underserved areas

University of Wyoming, Wyoming Department of Health

http://www.wims.uwyo.edu/

NLM Testbed for Collaborative Videoconferencing

Provides an environment for videoconferencing in distance learning programs Transmits a variety of medical information, including data from instruments

National Library of Medicine

http://tlc.nlm.nih.gov/distancelearningandcollaboration.html

Virtual Pelvic Floor

Provides 3-D visualization of complex anatomical structures Participants use ImmersaDesk™ systems to interact with 3-D anatomical model

University of Illinois at Chicago

http://www.sbhis.uic.edu/vrml/Research/PelvicFloor/PelvicFloor.htm

Virtual Aneurysm

A simulation and virtual reality visualization of brain blood flow Researchers examine critical flow pattern and evaluate simulated surgical interventions

University of California at Los Angeles

http://www.cs.ucla.edu/~dalee/radsci/