title: Building 3D anatomical scenes on the Web
abstract: We propose a new service for building user-defined 3D anatomical structures on the Web. The Web server is connected to a database storing more than 1000 3D anatomical models reconstructed from the Visible Human. Users may combine existing models as well as planar oblique slices in order to create their own structured anatomical scenes. Furthermore, they may record sequences of scene construction and visualization actions. These actions enable the server to construct high-quality video animations, downloadable by the user. Professionals and students in anatomy, medicine and related disciplines are invited to use the server and create their own anatomical scenes
keyphrases: 3D anatomical scenes user-defined 3D anatomical structures Web server database 3D anatomical models Visible Human planar oblique slices structured anatomical scenes scene construction visualization high-quality video animation World Wide Web volume visualization surface reconstruction applet-based rendering engine Java