ReviewSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2020
Three-dimensional printing in anatomy teaching: current evidence.
Review in Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The role of three-dimensional printing models in medical education: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC medical education · 2025Pooled it
- 3D printing as a pedagogical tool for teaching normal human anatomy: a systematic review.BMC medical education · 2023Pooled it
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- Next generation open access visualization of neuroanatomy through 3D modeling and 3D printing.Anatomical sciences education · 2026Review
- The use of 3-dimensional (3D) printing in teaching musculoskeletal oncology for medical undergraduates.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Intravascular injection of colored molding materials for human anatomy teaching: a literature review.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2026Review
- Integrating AI Segmentation, Simulated Digital Twins, and Extended Reality into Medical Education: A Narrative Technical Review and Proof-of-Concept Case Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
- Interdisciplinary Development of 3D-Printed Anatomical Models for Human Gross Anatomy Education.Advances in medical education and practice · 2026Article
- Young anatomists perceptions of aorta-celiac trunk models and their use in anatomical education training.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2025Article
- Changes in the types of anatomy questions asked in the medical specialization exam over the years, Türkiye example.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Production and educational value of anatomical megamoulages.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Visuospatial abilities and 3D-printed based learning.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2024Article
- Clinical Applications of "In-Hospital" 3D Printing in Hip Surgery: A Systematic Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Integrated anatomical practice combining cadaver dissection and matched cadaver CT data processing and analysis.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2022Article
- Integration of innovative educational technologies in anatomy teaching: new normal in anatomy education.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2022Article
- A review of anatomy education during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: Revisiting traditional and modern methods to achieve future innovation.Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) · 2021Review
- THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING IN ORTHOPEDICS: WHERE WE STAND AND WHERE WE ARE HEADING.Acta ortopedica brasileiraArticle
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
8 authors.
Funding
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Abstract
purposeThe critical literature review investigates the extent to which the current evidence supports that three-dimensional printing (3DP) could play an important role in human anatomy education.
methodsPubMed, ERIC, and Cochrane databases were searched for papers dealing with the outcomes of 3DP implementation in human undergraduate anatomy education. The following data were extracted from each paper: authors, year of publication, type of study (comparative or not), number of participants, level of outcome according to Kirkpatrick hierarchy, influence of 3DP on acquisition of anatomical knowledge and skills, as well as perceptions about the 3DP use in anatomy teaching.
resultsEight papers were eligible for analysis. All of them comprised comparison of 3DP with other anatomy teaching tools. Two papers evaluated only students' perceptions about 3DP, while six papers explored its impact on students' knowledge. The 3DP was statistically significantly superior to two-dimensional images in terms of the investigated parameters. However, comparison between 3DP and cadavers' dissection by students did not take place in any study.
conclusionThe 3DP implementation in anatomy education showed promising outcomes. However, the lack of studies which compared the educational effectiveness of 3DP with that of cadavers' dissection is highlighted. It seems that 3DP could certainly be used as an adjunct to cadavers' dissection. Further research could clarify if 3DP could obtain a more prominent role in anatomy pedagogy compared to other anatomy teaching modalities.
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