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- Title
Exploring heart dissection techniques for enhancing anatomical education: a pilot study to replicate transthoracic echocardiography.
- Authors
Truong, Huy Cong; Myagmardorj, Yanjinlkham; Miyaso, Hidenobu; Kawagishi, Kyutaro
- Abstract
Purpose: For novice learners, converting two-dimensional (2D) images of echocardiography to three-dimensional (3D) cardiac structures is deemed challenging. This study aimed to develop an accurate dissection method of the heart to reproduce the transthoracic echocardiographic views on cadavers and elucidate new educational methods in human anatomy dissection courses. Methods: A total of 18 hearts were used in this study. After reflecting the anterior thoracic wall inferiorly, the hearts were excised from embalmed cadavers. Thereafter, three landmarks were set on the heart for each plane of the incision, and the hearts were incised to observe the three different echocardiographic views, which include the apical four-chamber view (A4C), parasternal long axis (PLAX) view, and parasternal short axis (PSAX) view at the papillary muscle level. If all structures for observation during routine echocardiography are clearly observed in each view, a successful incision is considered. All procedures and incisions were performed by the medical students. After a successful incision, hearts were returned to the original position in the pericardial sac for further observation. Results: The success rates of incision for each view were 83.3% (5/6 success cases), 83.3% (5/6 success cases), and 66.7% (4/6 success cases) in the A4C view, PLAX view, and PSAX view at the papillary muscle level, respectively. Conclusion: This dissection method could probably be employed to reproduce transthoracic echocardiographic views on cadaveric hearts, which is beneficial for novice learners for a deeper understanding of the anatomy.
- Subjects
HUMAN dissection; HUMAN anatomy; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PAPILLARY muscles; PILOT projects; MEDICAL students
- Publication
Surgical & Radiologic Anatomy, 2024, Vol 46, Issue 7, p951
- ISSN
0930-1038
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00276-024-03342-9