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Title
The Virtual Pig Head: Digital Imaging in Cephalic Anatomy
Author
Tickhill, Justin David
Degree
Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Biological Sciences (Arts and Sciences), 2007.
Advisor
Lawrence M Witmer
Pages
34p.
Abstract
Domestic pigs are used as biomedical animal models for several human disease states, such as temporomandibular joint disorders, yet no digital representations of their anatomy exist. To address this problem, the Virtual Pig Project uses digital datasets to construct virtual models for research and education. Two heads were scanned using computed tomography (CT) at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital, Athens, OH, and a high resolution scan was performed on the temporomandibular joint using the OUµCT scanner in Athens, OH. These data were imported into the program Amira and such anatomical structures as bones, muscles, brain, air sinuses, and blood vessels were digitally extracted and visualized, rendering a virtual construction of the head. The Virtual Pig Head has already provided a series of often dramatic 3D visualizations, delivered on the web. These virtual data provide an important new resource for researchers in the biomedical field and as a supplement to physical dissection.
Subject Headings
Biology, Anatomy
Keywords
Pig; head; cephalic; anatomy; web site

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