Applications Health Sciences July 2001

Distributed Medical Informatics Education  Covers a broad range of fields including electronic medical records and information retrieval  Distance learning provides students with access to faculty, expertise, and other students Oregon Health & Science University and the University of Pittsburgh

Human Embryo Development  3-D visualizations of human embryo development  Doctors can manipulate data remotely  Animations of embryo system development for students George Mason University, Oregon Health & Science University, National Library of Medicine

Renal Physiology Modules  Overcomes the limits of one-dimensional mediums to represent dynamic systems of the body  The modules allow students to integrate and apply their knowledge to real-life problems Stanford University Virtual Labs Project

Anatomy and Surgery Workbench and Local NGI Testbed Network  Allows students to learn anatomy and practice surgery techniques using 3-D workstations  Network testbed evaluates the effectiveness of workbench applications Stanford University School of Medicine

Surveyor  Web-based research environment integrates rural health data with GIS technology  Support for rural health care practitioners in underserved areas University of Wyoming, Wyoming Department of Health

NLM Testbed for Collaborative Videoconferencing  Provides an environment for videoconferencing in distance learning programs  Transmits a variety of medical information, including data from instruments National Library of Medicine

Virtual Pelvic Floor  Provides 3-D visualization of complex anatomical structures  Participants use ImmersaDesk™ systems to interact with 3-D anatomical model University of Illinois at Chicago PelvicFloor/PelvicFloor.htm

Virtual Aneurysm  A simulation and virtual reality visualization of brain blood flow  Researchers examine critical flow pattern and evaluate simulated surgical interventions University of California at Los Angeles