Design of an anatomy information system

The Digital Anatomist Project of the University of Washington Structural Informatics Group aims to `put anatomy on a computer' in such a way that anatomical information becomes as fundamental to biomedical information management as the study of anatomy is to medical students. The nature of the anatomical information and the design or a system to organize and access it are described. Example applications show the potential for reusing the same information in contexts ranging from education to clinical medicine, as well as the role of graphics in visualizing and interacting with anatomical representations.