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Visible Korean based on true color sectioned images for making realistic digital human, twenty years’ record: a review

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Abstract

Purpose

Visible Korean (VK) consists of two-dimensional (2D) images and three-dimensional (3D) models. The VK is used in various educational tools and research sources for anatomy. In this paper, we report on the records of the VK over 20 years.

Methods

Research papers related to Visible Korean were reviewed.

Results

Through this report of VK records, we highlighted the essential points for making true color and ultra-high-resolution sectioned images of human and animal bodies, for making various 2D and 3D applications from the sectioned images, and for good use of the sectioned images and their applications.

Conclusion

In this metaverse age that various virtual environments are required in medical education and research, the VK dataset meets the reality of virtual human models as fundamental data owing to the actual color and high resolution of the VK dataset.

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Funding

This research was also supported by a Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-021R1F1A1063044) and this work was supported by the Dongguk University Research Program of 2024.

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    Chung Yoh Kim & Jin Seo Park

  2. Department of Anatomy, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea

    Min Suk Chung

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KCY: Manuscript writing. CMS: Project development, Data collection. PJS: Project development, Data management, Manuscript editing.

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Kim, C.Y., Chung, M.S. & Park, J.S. Visible Korean based on true color sectioned images for making realistic digital human, twenty years’ record: a review. Surg Radiol Anat (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-024-03381-2

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