Where is your content sourced?

The models used in Complete Anatomy are created in-house through a collaboration between our medical content experts and 3D artists.  The process begins with extensive research from our medical team, who then collate information from a variety of resources and create instructional briefs for our 3D artists to follow.  Both teams then collaborate to build an accurate model that adheres to gold-standard text information.  These resources include:  Gray's Anatomy, The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice 43rd edition and key atlas resources such as Netter's Atlas of Regional Anatomy, both are considered gold-standard anatomy texts.  To compliment these, surgical and anatomical papers are also referenced.  For more detailed information we use a wide variety of visual references, photo references from cadaveric material, histological images and surgical videos.  We have also been fortunate to have access to DICOM and radiological imaging data to closely follow, as well as various clinical anatomists from across the world, and Elsevier’s large bank of clinical resources.

Ultimately, our goal is to create an accurate 3D model which communicates layers of information, using a structures size, shape, relevant anatomical relationships, and texture information to convey tertiary details. Because our models are custom-built, we are able to emphasize key educational concepts, similar to anatomical illustrations.

Each 3D anatomical structure is named and organized according to, “Terminologia anatomica, version 2.0,” the international naming standard of human anatomic terminology. 

A series of subject-matter experts from around the world are engaged to create original written content. In cases of specific anatomical concepts, such as that of anatomical variation, our written content will cite the original sources, which can be found at the end of the extensive “Info Box” associated with each structure.

The creation of functionality such as, “Parts, surfaces, and landmarks,” or, “Origin and Insertion spots,” which empower our 3D models, follow a similar process as our written content and 3D model sets. Each set of functionalities is methodically researched using gold-standard text anatomical references.

Many of the varied courses found within the Complete Anatomy library were created by 3D4Medical, often leveraging our close relationship with subject-matter experts, many of whom are esteemed and well recognised published authors.  One example is “Abraham’s’ Clinical Human Anatomy” created by  Prof Peter Abrahams.  This course aligns closely with his textbook, “Abrahams’ and McMinn’s Clinical Atlas of Human Anatomy.”  Other courses are published by third-party academics and professionals.  The authors of each course are cited in the course overview, under “Credits”.

Complete Anatomy is the gold-standard text resource you can trust throughout your entire academic and clinical career.  As we grow our content offering, one that excites, engages and educates, including content across an ever-expanding set of languages, you can feel confident that all content in Complete Anatomy is both accurate and up to date.