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Tokyo based Team Lab Inc. in collaboration with Professor Kazuomi Sugamoto (Osaka University) have created ‘teamLabBody‘ the world’s first  3D Human Anatomy App / Digital Textbook which accurately reproduces the elements and joint movements of a living human body.

This project was based on research by Professor Sugamoto at Osaka University Orthopaedic Biomaterial Science Laboratory who has spent more than 10 years analysing the arrangement and movement of every single joint in a living human body. His team discovered that the joint movements of a living human body differ from those observed in donor specimens which constitute most of the orthopaedic knowledge in existing medical textbooks. Data was compiled during this research from CT and MRI scans of living humans to observe the arrangement and movement of every single joint.

teamLabBody is designed to be easily understood by the general public and also a useful reference tool for doctors when explaining concepts to their patients. It also serves as a handy guide for medical students.

The app allows users to view the human body and joint movements from any angle and magnification, while choosing to focus on the skeleton, muscles, ligaments, nerves and blood vesels. Names and detailed explanations of each body part are also provided making it an interesting learning resource.

Bone motion mode (see video bellow)enables users to observe the the skeletal movement of a living human in 3D by customising the direction and speed of movement.

teamLabBody demonstrates the potential of combining medical science with 3D technology on a mass-market, user friendly application for the purpose of education. Making science into an accessible art form is already a worthy goal, but getting into such a level of detail is quite a challenge!

The app is currently available for iPad2 and newer models for US$29.99.

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