Customer Reviews

Interactive Atlas of Human Anatomy (CD-ROM)

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Although this electronic atlas has all the Netter plates, and quite a few nice new ones, as well as some radiographic views, it is nearly unusable in practice. The images are scanned at such low resolution that many important details are simply not visible. The program can only display images at 640 x 480 x 256 colors, regardless of your monitor or video card (it even says so right in the documentation). Part of the horizontal resolution is used up by the navigation bar, so the actual plate image resolution is even lower than 640. If you estimate a typical plate to be 10" x 10", that works out to maybe 50 dpi. Many of the smaller features on the original art cannot be seen on tne electronic version, and often it is impossible to tell where the leader lines are going. The quality does not change when you print or zoom in. All the other bells and whistles, like the study lists, searching, etc. just do not make up for the fact that the image quality is absolutely awful. And the user interface is terribly archaic, nonstandard, and hard to use. The font for the lables is horrible. Also, I'm not sure I like the pronunciation of the speaking feature: "pec-tor-AY-lis major"? If you have the cash to spare, it makes a nice toy, but it is not worth the price.

The diagrams depicted in this CD-ROM atlas are plate for plate the same as the book version. For those taking gross anatomy, Netter is a must, but don't buy this unless you have a lap top that is resistant to formaldehyde. Stick with the hard copy. There are useful options like instant quizes for terms on each page, but the diagrams are not full screen. Even on a 17" monitor I have to squint to see details. Buy the book first and this CD-ROM only if you have the money to spare.

The resolution is not great, but it still works in many situations. Am I glad that I have the book at home? You bet. But I travel and teach a great deal, and this CD lives in my laptop. I love the searchability and thumbnail views.

This produt is not usable for much. It does border to that I want to ask for my money back.

Sorry netter, nice pictures, but sub pare presentation!