![]() The LiDAR Scanner feature is coming to the Complete Anatomy app in the near future, though no specific release date is provided. ![]() Walsh says that the upcoming version of Complete Anatomy on the iPad "has the potential to transform the medical community of the future." Movements are paired with 3D muscle animations, providing information on the primary muscles required to carry out the action. ![]() Using the new 2020 iPad Pro, Complete Anatomy is able to view movements in three dimensions, using motion capture to identify which movement a person is doing. According to Walsh, there has been no standardized way to measure range of motion, a problem solved with the iPad Pro's LiDAR Scanner. The feature is demoed in a YouTube video featuring Irene Walsh, the chief design officer at Complete Anatomy. However, even with these flaws, this radiology anatomy learning / viewing application is still clearly the best one of its kind for the iPad, and with some updates could be a must have application for anyone learning gross anatomy, or for those wishing to use it for patient education.In the future, Complete Anatomy will take advantage of the LiDAR Scanner built into the 2020 iPad Pro to add a new feature that will allow healthcare professionals to accurately and instantly assess the range of motion of patients who are recovering from an injury or surgery. However, the limited anatomy featured (only lower limb) and only showing half of the cross sectional image on hip anatomy makes the app less suited for significant gross anatomy learning. The ability to see different slices of anatomy sequentially using the flick of a finger – shown prominently in the Apple commercials for the iPad – is a nice feature. This is a beautifully made application that has a fantastic user interface. However, there are some pitfalls for this app which are mentioned prior, such as the “half screen view”. A significant portion of gross anatomy is learning how to identify anatomy using cross sectional images, laying the foundation for being able to read CT and MRI scans. Medical students: Obviously, this app could be used for gross anatomy learning. Other examples of patient usage are mentioned in the video review. If a patient has a leg fracture, tore their ACL, or is having sciatic nerve related pain, this app could be used to identify the key anatomy associated with the disease pathologies. Physicians: this app could be used by physicians in order to show patients musculoskeletal disease pathologies. Hopefully this will be addressed in future updates. *As our video review shows, the application has a tendency to crash with heavy usage. It would also be useless for other blocks: head and neck, abdomen, back, etc. For the musculoskeletal / extremities portion of gross anatomy, this app would leave you out in the cold by not including the arms. *Only lower limb is available – granted, you do have access to the Pelvis, but the way you learn gross anatomy – in sections, makes this app incomplete. This is a bit puzzling and obviously doesn’t help if you are trying to use the app to practice CT/MRI image reading, where symmetry is essential in learning. When reading CT/MRI images, you are obviously seeing full cross sectional images – and as these pictures show, thats obviously not the case here. *Shows only half of the anatomical plane for certain body structures. *User interface is smooth, aesthetically pleasing, and intuitive. We give examples of how this can be utilized in our video review. *Ability to smoothly follow key anatomy is invaluable – not only great for learning, but this makes the app useful for patient education as well. *Has a pseudo “study mode” – does not identify anatomy unless you touch a highlighted option. *Identifies bones, joints, muscles, nerves, and vessels – basically all the key anatomy you need to know. *Reference the “Most interesting feature ” mentioned above and shown prominently in our video review. Obviously, this is the feature Apple shows off in it’s commercials and is probably one of the main reasons Apple featured the medical app. The ability to see different slices of anatomy sequentially by using the flick of a finger – essentially, you are able to follow certain anatomic structures as you view different cross sectional slices of anatomy. ![]() Most interesting feature of the application: Make sure to check out the video review that we have done that is embedded in this post. This medical app provides cross sectional, coronal, and sagital views of radiographic anatomy images – similar to those you would find when learning Gross Anatomy. The app featured is Monster Anatomy – Lower limb, by Monster Media Minds. Recently we wrote about how Apple had been prominently featuring a new radiology anatomy learning app in its iPad commercials. ![]()
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