UNLV introduces virtual touch for anatomy instruction

Jodelle Maglaya | | Health Imaging | Artificial Intelligence

University of Las Veags (UNLV) will join a few other schools across the nation in using virtual anatomy tables in teaching programs to examine a patient without destroying vital organs.

The university's vice dean for academic affairs and education, Ellen Cosgrove, MD, said in a statement the school's committment to teaching students in a way sets the school apart from other medical programs. 

This new technology displays images of the body from different perspectives and angles, 2D cross-section and 3D rotation. A few touches here and there can demonstrate different parts of the body—a simple touch can light up the veins. 

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UNLV medical school brings a virtual touch to anatomy studies

Jodelle Maglaya

Jodelle joined TriMed Media Group in 2016 as a senior writer, focusing on content for Radiology Business and Health Imaging. After receiving her master's from DePaul University, she worked as a news reporter and communications specialist.

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