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A Portable Augmented-Reality Anatomy Learning System Using a Depth Camera in Real Time
Cristina Manrique-Juan, Zaira V. E. Grostieta-Dominguez, Ricardo Rojas-Ruiz, Moises Alencastre-Miranda, Lourdes Muñoz-Gómez, Cecilia Silva-Muñoz
The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 79 No. 3, March 2017; (pp. 176-183) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2017.79.3.176
Cristina Manrique-Juan
CRISTINA MANRIQUE-JUAN (cristina.manrique@itesm.mx) is at the Center for Research and Development of Virtual Reality, Robotics and Videogames (CEREVROVI), Mexico City, working in research and video game programming, and has collaborated in multiple research projects with the support of the University Tecnológico de Monterrey and the Mexican National Board of Science and Technology (CONACYT).
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Zaira V. E. Grostieta-Dominguez
ZAIRA V.E. GROSTIETA-DOMINGUEZ (zairagds@cerevrovi.com) is at CEREVROVI. She is also at the University Tecnológico de Monterrey, contributing to the creation of interactive techniques that can be used for pedagogical purposes.
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Ricardo Rojas-Ruiz
RICARDO ROJAS-RUIZ (rojas.ruiz.ricardo@gmail.com) is a consultant for Barlovento Consultores and collaborates with the University Tecnológico de Monterrey in the development of educational software.
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Moises Alencastre-Miranda
MOISES ALENCASTRE-MIRANDA (malencastre@itesm.mx) is an associate professor at the University Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Santa Fe. He is the leader of the research group at Computer Graphics and Robotics. Moises won the Google Faculty Research Award in 2015.
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Lourdes Muñoz-Gómez
LOURDES MUÑOZ-GÓMEZ (lmunoz@itesm.mx) is an associate professor in the Electronics and Information Technologies Deparent at the University Tecnológico de Monterrey campus in Santa Fe, Mexico.
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Cecilia Silva-Muñoz
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    Visualization of the system and its three main components: depth camera, computer, and screen.

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    Combination of depth data and color data. The green points represents the joints of the body.

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    Three-dimensional anatomical elements are superimposed on the student's body.

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    Three-dimensional model of the digestive system.

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    Three-dimensional model of the skeletal system.

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    Three-dimensional model of the respiratory system.

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    System implementation.

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    Final menu implementation. The selected section is highlighted in yellow, and the selected anatomical element is highlighted in blue.

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    Instructions given to the students. With only seven sentences, they were able to use the system easily.

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    Three-dimensional muscle elements superimposed on the student's body.

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    Results of the student survey (1 = strongly agree, 5 = strongly disagree).

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  • Table 1. Anatomical elements considered in the system.
    Anatomical Systems
    MusclesOrgansBones
    Anatomical elementsBicepsHeart: Left AtriumCarpus
    BranchialisHeart: Left VentricleCervical Vertebra
    DeltoidHeart: Right AtriumClavicle
    FrontalHeart: Right VentricleCranium
    GastrocnemiusAppendixFemur
    IntercostalsDuodenum EsophagusFibula
    NasalisLarge IntestineHead
    External ObliqueLiverHumerus
    OccipitofrontalisPancreasMandible
    Orbicularis OrisSmall IntestineKneecap
    PectoralSpleenLegs
    Pronator TeresStomachLumbar Vertebra
    Rectus AbdominisSublingual GlandsMetacarpals
    Rectus FemorisSubmandibular GlandsMetatarsus
    SartoriusAdrenal GlandPelvis
    SternocleidomastoidHypothalamusPhalanges
    Temporalis MuscleLobe of ThymusRadius
    Tibialis AnteriorPancreasRibs
    TrapeziusPituitary GlandSacrum
    TricepsThyroid GlandScapula
    Vastus LateralisBrainTarsus
    Vastus MedialisSpinal CordThoracic Vertebra
    BronchusTibia
    LungsTorso
    PharynxUlna
    Trachea
    Bladder
    Kidneys
    Palatopharyngeus Ureters
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A Portable Augmented-Reality Anatomy Learning System Using a Depth Camera in Real Time
Cristina Manrique-Juan, Zaira V. E. Grostieta-Dominguez, Ricardo Rojas-Ruiz, Moises Alencastre-Miranda, Lourdes Muñoz-Gómez, Cecilia Silva-Muñoz
The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 79 No. 3, March 2017; (pp. 176-183) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2017.79.3.176
Cristina Manrique-Juan
CRISTINA MANRIQUE-JUAN (cristina.manrique@itesm.mx) is at the Center for Research and Development of Virtual Reality, Robotics and Videogames (CEREVROVI), Mexico City, working in research and video game programming, and has collaborated in multiple research projects with the support of the University Tecnológico de Monterrey and the Mexican National Board of Science and Technology (CONACYT).
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Zaira V. E. Grostieta-Dominguez
ZAIRA V.E. GROSTIETA-DOMINGUEZ (zairagds@cerevrovi.com) is at CEREVROVI. She is also at the University Tecnológico de Monterrey, contributing to the creation of interactive techniques that can be used for pedagogical purposes.
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Ricardo Rojas-Ruiz
RICARDO ROJAS-RUIZ (rojas.ruiz.ricardo@gmail.com) is a consultant for Barlovento Consultores and collaborates with the University Tecnológico de Monterrey in the development of educational software.
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Moises Alencastre-Miranda
MOISES ALENCASTRE-MIRANDA (malencastre@itesm.mx) is an associate professor at the University Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Santa Fe. He is the leader of the research group at Computer Graphics and Robotics. Moises won the Google Faculty Research Award in 2015.
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Lourdes Muñoz-Gómez
LOURDES MUÑOZ-GÓMEZ (lmunoz@itesm.mx) is an associate professor in the Electronics and Information Technologies Deparent at the University Tecnológico de Monterrey campus in Santa Fe, Mexico.
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Cristina Manrique-Juan, Zaira V. E. Grostieta-Dominguez, Ricardo Rojas-Ruiz, Moises Alencastre-Miranda, Lourdes Muñoz-Gómez, Cecilia Silva-Muñoz
The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 79 No. 3, March 2017; (pp. 176-183) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2017.79.3.176
Cristina Manrique-Juan
CRISTINA MANRIQUE-JUAN (cristina.manrique@itesm.mx) is at the Center for Research and Development of Virtual Reality, Robotics and Videogames (CEREVROVI), Mexico City, working in research and video game programming, and has collaborated in multiple research projects with the support of the University Tecnológico de Monterrey and the Mexican National Board of Science and Technology (CONACYT).
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Zaira V. E. Grostieta-Dominguez
ZAIRA V.E. GROSTIETA-DOMINGUEZ (zairagds@cerevrovi.com) is at CEREVROVI. She is also at the University Tecnológico de Monterrey, contributing to the creation of interactive techniques that can be used for pedagogical purposes.
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Ricardo Rojas-Ruiz
RICARDO ROJAS-RUIZ (rojas.ruiz.ricardo@gmail.com) is a consultant for Barlovento Consultores and collaborates with the University Tecnológico de Monterrey in the development of educational software.
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Moises Alencastre-Miranda
MOISES ALENCASTRE-MIRANDA (malencastre@itesm.mx) is an associate professor at the University Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Santa Fe. He is the leader of the research group at Computer Graphics and Robotics. Moises won the Google Faculty Research Award in 2015.
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Lourdes Muñoz-Gómez
LOURDES MUÑOZ-GÓMEZ (lmunoz@itesm.mx) is an associate professor in the Electronics and Information Technologies Deparent at the University Tecnológico de Monterrey campus in Santa Fe, Mexico.
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Cecilia Silva-Muñoz
CECILIA SILVA-MUÑOZ (csilvam@cerevrovi.com) is at CEREVROVI. She is also at the University Tecnológico de Monterrey, developing software for educational purposes.
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