Anatomy Apps: Clemente’s, Rohen’s, and Moore’s Anatomy Flash Card Apps: Similar User Interface, but Different Images, Could Be Used for Patient Education on the iPad [App Review]
The iPad has created a great deal of buzz in the tech community. The medical and healthcare community at large are set to benefit from some of its key features, mentioned in our prior posting. One of these key features, the beautiful 1024 by 768 pixel, 9.7 inch screen, is set to change the overall user experience for medical apps that have a focus on imaging, such as anatomy applications. Although this medical app review was done using an iPod Touch, we can only imagine how much more aesthetically pleasing the iPad’s experience will be. As will be discussed later in the post, these applications are a perfect example of how the upcoming iPad could be used in the clinic setting to improve patient education.
A key thing to remember is your iPhone medical apps will run just fine on the iPad. This post will review a trio of Modality’s latest anatomy flash card apps and provide extensive pictures of the following: Clemente’s Anatomy, Rohen’s Photographic Anatomy, and Moore’s Clinical Anatomy.
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Gray’s Anatomy brought to the iPhone, Not the Show [App Review]
The term “Gray’s Anatomy” has become synonymous with the popular ABC show featuring surgeons who have ridiculous amounts of drama while somehow still finding time for the OR. I’ve only seen one episode of the show, and would describe the main character as a black hole for drama, but anyways, before the show, “Gray’s Anatomy” was synonymous with gross anatomy, a very familiar text with medical students. The full version of the Gray’s Anatomy text has now gone mobile and is ready to use on your iPhone. There are a few versions of this app out, but I’ll be reviewing the Deluxe version. In this review I’ll focus on how useful it might be for gross anatomy during the first year of medical school.
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Human Body 3D Anatomy App Might be Useful for Patient Education, But Not Much Else [App Review]
The Human Body 3D Anatomy App enables you to view different organ systems from a 3D perspective. The app also offers an encyclopedia with some basic information about the organ systems. It currently holds the #2 ranking in the paid medical apps section and costs $3.99. This app has some of the same 3D features and graphics found in the 3D Brain app, which we recently reviewed. Unlike the 3D Brain app that has detailed labeling of structures, this app’s largest shortcoming is the lack of labels on any of the structures present. I’ll mention more of these shortcomings in this full review.
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