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In the Visible Korean, serially sectioned images with real color and high resolution have been prepared from four cadaveric subjects: male whole body, female whole body, male head, and female pelvis. Recently, segmented images of the female whole body were manufactured, permitting the distribution of the complete four data sets. The purpose of this report was to promote the applications of sectioned and segmented images from the Visible Korean by announcing them. Reduced image data were loaded to self-developed browsing software; using the browsing software, the contents could be quickly grasped and evaluated by other investigators. The four data sets were compared to disclose the individual merits and demerits. The sectioned and segmented images showed the possibility to be used to reconstruct the stereoscopic volume and surface models of body structures. The Visible Korean is expected to contribute to the interactive simulation of medical learning and clinical practice.
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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (no. 2019R1F1A1059842).
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MSC designed the study. BSC, MSC collected samples and literature. HSP, JSP, SBH produced the sectioned images and segmented images. BSC, MSC wrote the manuscript. MSC did final editing of the manuscript.
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Chung, B.S., Park, H.S., Park, J.S. et al. Sectioned and segmented images of the male whole body, female whole body, male head, and female pelvis from the Visible Korean. Anat Sci Int 96, 168–173 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12565-020-00562-y
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