Three-Dimensional Virtual Anatomy as a New Approach for Medical Student’s Learning
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Anatomage for Student Learning
3.2. Anatomage in Clinical Practice
3.3. Anatomage Table Utility during the COVID-19 Pandemic
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Bartoletti-Stella, A.; Gatta, V.; Mariani, G.A.; Gobbi, P.; Falconi, M.; Manzoli, L.; Faenza, I.; Salucci, S. Three-Dimensional Virtual Anatomy as a New Approach for Medical Student’s Learning. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 13247. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413247
Bartoletti-Stella A, Gatta V, Mariani GA, Gobbi P, Falconi M, Manzoli L, Faenza I, Salucci S. Three-Dimensional Virtual Anatomy as a New Approach for Medical Student’s Learning. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(24):13247. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413247
Chicago/Turabian StyleBartoletti-Stella, Anna, Valentina Gatta, Giulia Adalgisa Mariani, Pietro Gobbi, Mirella Falconi, Lucia Manzoli, Irene Faenza, and Sara Salucci. 2021. "Three-Dimensional Virtual Anatomy as a New Approach for Medical Student’s Learning" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 24: 13247. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413247
APA StyleBartoletti-Stella, A., Gatta, V., Mariani, G. A., Gobbi, P., Falconi, M., Manzoli, L., Faenza, I., & Salucci, S. (2021). Three-Dimensional Virtual Anatomy as a New Approach for Medical Student’s Learning. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24), 13247. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413247