Medical illustrations can make powerful use of texture synthesis to convey information about anatomic structures in an attractive, effective and understandable way. Current visualization methods are not capable of conveying detailed information about the orientation, internal structure, and other local properties of the anatomical objects for a particular patient because imaging modalities such...

BACKGROUND The Zebrafish Anatomy Ontology (ZFA) is an OBO Foundry ontology that is used in conjunction with the Zebrafish Stage Ontology (ZFS) to describe the gross and cellular anatomy and development of the zebrafish, Danio rerio, from single cell zygote to adult. The zebrafish model organism database (ZFIN) uses the ZFA and ZFS to annotate phenotype and gene expression data from the primary ...

acquaintance with the different anatomical variations of the arterial supply of the gallbladder is of great importance in hepatobiliary surgical procedures. a rare variation of the hepatobiliary arterial system was found during anatomical dissection of a female iranian cadaver. two cystic arteries were present, the first arising directly from the right hepatic artery and the second from the gas...

introduction: position of the mental foramen is important both when administering regional anesthesia and performing surgery in the mandible. because of this anatomical structure's importance on one band, and the variations seen in its position in different ethnic groups, this study was designed to evaluate of the for a men's horizental position in panoramic radiographs of iranian patients take...

abstract non-:union: occurs when bone healing ceases and does not continue without some type of intervention. classification of non-:union: is traditionally based on the amount of callus or bone healing at the fracture site. successful treatment of non-:union: often depends on appropriate reduction and realignment of the fracture, bone grafting if necessary, and stabilization. this may not be p...

introduction central vein catheterization (cvc) is an important procedure for emergency departments (ed). despite the existence of ultrasonography (us) devices in every ed, cvc was accomplished by anatomical landmarks in many eds in iran. objective this study was designed for the evaluation of us-guided cvcs, anatomical landmark cvcs, and the promotion of us-guided cvc in iran. methods and mate...

background : stomach cancer is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. in iran, the mortality of stomach cancer is the first cause of death due to cancer in both sexes. this study was designed to estimate survival rate of stomach cancer at national level. methods : from the national cancer registry file, 3439 cases of stomach cancer that had telephone number and were diagnosed between ye...

background: variations of the brachial plexus are common and a better awareness of the variations is of crucial importance to achieve successful results in its surgical procedures. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the anatomical variations of the brachial plexus in adult cadavers.   methods: bilateral upper limbs of 32 fresh cadavers (21 males and 11 females) consecutively referred ...