Biomedical Visualisation

Interactive 3D Digital Models for Anatomy and Medical Education.- Using Interactive 3D Visualisations in Neuropsychiatric Education.- New Tools in Education: Development and Learning Effectiveness of a Computer Application for use in a University Biology Curriculum.- Seeing with Sound: How Ultrasound Is Changing the Way We Look at Anatomy.- Creating a 3D Learning Tool for the Growth and Development of the Craniofacial Skeleton.- Medical Imaging and Facial Soft Tissue Thickness Studies for Forensic Craniofacial Approximation: A Pilot Study on Modern Cretans.- The affordances of 3D and 4D digital technologies for computerized facial depiction.- Auxiliary Tools for Enhanced Depth Perception in Vascular Structures.- A Visual Analytics Approach for Comparing Cohorts in Single-voxel Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Data.- Visual Analytics forthe Representation, Exploration, and Analysis of High-Dimensional, Multi-Faceted Medical Data.

Dr. Paul Rea is a medically qualified clinical anatomist and is a Senior Lecturer and Licensed Teacher of Anatomy. He has an MSc (by research) in craniofacial anatomy/surgery, a PhD in neuroscience, the Diploma in Forensic Medical Science (DipFMS), and has successfully completed an MEd (Learning and Teaching in Higher Education), with his dissertation examining digital technologies in anatomy. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA), elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB), Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, professional member of the Institute of Medical Illustrators (MIMI) and a fully registered medical illustrator with the Academy for Healthcare Science.

Dr. Paul Rea has published widely and presented at many national and international meetings, including invited talks. He sits on the Executive Editorial Committee for the Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine, is Associate Editor for the European Journal of Anatomy and reviews for 23 different journals/publishers.

He is the Public Engagement and Outreach lead for anatomy coordinating collaborative projects with the Glasgow Science Centre, NHS and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Paul is also a STEM ambassador and has visited numerous schools to undertake outreach work.

His research involves a long-standing strategic partnership with the School of Simulation and Visualisation The Glasgow School of Art. This has led to multi-million pound investment in creating world leading 3D digital datasets to be used in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching to enhance learning and assessment. This successful collaboration resulted in the creation of the worlds first taught MSc Medical Visualisation and Human Anatomy combining anatomy and digital technologies. The Institute of Medical Illustrators also accredits it. This degree, now into its 8th year, has graduated almost 100 people, and