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The Virtual Pig Head: Digital Imaging in Cephalic Anatomy
Author Info
Tickhill, Justin David
Permalink:
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1187634238
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2007, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Biological Sciences (Arts and Sciences).
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.
Committee
Lawrence Witmer (Advisor)
Pages
34 p.
Subject Headings
Biology, Anatomy
Keywords
Pig
;
head
;
cephalic
;
anatomy
;
web site
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Tickhill, J. D. (2007).
The Virtual Pig Head: Digital Imaging in Cephalic Anatomy
[Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1187634238
APA Style (7th edition)
Tickhill, Justin.
The Virtual Pig Head: Digital Imaging in Cephalic Anatomy.
2007. Ohio University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1187634238.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Tickhill, Justin. "The Virtual Pig Head: Digital Imaging in Cephalic Anatomy." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1187634238
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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This open access ETD is published by Ohio University and OhioLINK.