Freely-Available True-Color Volume Rendering Software and Cyro-Histology Datasets for Virtual Exploration the Temporal Bone Anatomy

摘要

BackgroundCadaveric dissection of temporal bone anatomy is not always possible or feasible in certain educational environments. Volume rendering using CT and/or MRI helps understanding of spatial relationships, but they suffer in non-realistic depictions especially regarding color of anatomical structures. Freely-available, non-stained histological datasets and software which are able to render such datasets in realistic color could overcome this limitation and be a very effective teaching tool.