The anatomy classroom at the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine recently went high tech thanks to the Coit Family Foundation who donated $80,000 for purchase of a Anatomage virtual dissection table.
The table operates like a giant iPad: touch screens and menus bring up different views that can be swiped into new screens and rotated with a fingertip.
Anatomage constructs the tables primarily for human medical education, but they are completely customisable. The table at CCVM arrived loaded with images of a dog and a cat, but goats, horses and other animals can be added by uploading CT images that the Acheson Veterinary Hospital has on file.
“The virtual dissection table is a very innovative tool that can be used in teaching anatomy, pathology and imaging,” says Lois Bates Acheson Dean Sue Tornquist. “It allows students to explore animal anatomy in a way that can be very individualized to their learning processes.” The table can also be rotated into a vertical position for viewing by an entire class.
You can view the table in action on the Carlson College of Veterinary medicine Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OregonStateVetMed/videos/1164139440391085/
