Knowledge-Based and 3D Imaging Systems in Medical Education

Computer-aided instruction systems are often based on conventional hypermedia techniques, which offer a convenient access to logically related informations. As a major drawback, however, these systems provide only predefined texts or images, which often do not match the student’s needs. In this paper, two fundamentally different methods for building education systems are reviewed, based on recent knowledge-based and 3D imaging techniques. Intelligent tutoring systems provide a means to model, investigate and explain more abstract knowledge, while 3D anatomical atlases can be used to create arbitrary views of the human anatomy, providing a “look and feel” close to a real dissection. Both concepts are supporting a “learning by doing” approach. Advantages and current problems are discussed.

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