Anatomical Sketch: the folding structure of the human heart, revealing the inner muscular bands that form the structure of the cardiovascular mechanism. Medical illustration. Illustrated by medical illustrator Laura Maaske. Copyrighted-Material © 2013 Laura Maaske - Medimagery LLC. www.medimagery.com

Untying the Knot of Human Heart Formation: Your Heart is a Double Helix Spiral, Unfolds Along Embryo Heart Folding Patterns

When I looked at the heart for the first time I saw a circumferential basal loop. And then I saw a descending limb and an ascending limb. And they curl around each other at a helix and a vortex, except for the ventricle. And the angles at which they go is about 60 degrees. 60 degrees down and 60 degrees going up, and they cross each other in that way. For years people had wondered why this happened. I realized this is really a spiral. And I began to think about spirals. And I began to understand that spirals are almost the master plan of nature in terms of structure and in terms of rhythm.… if you pick the middle of the spiral up you form a helix. And of course the heart is a helix.

Hand Anatomy App for iPad and Android Devices. Medimagery App. © Laura Maaske - Medimagery LLC

Flipping the Medical School Classroom

Was your medical training all you had hoped it to be? Did you learn as much as you expected or knew you could? Was learning effective, efficient, and fun? Technology is changing the practice of medicine. But it is also changing the way medical students learn, expectations of their potential, and the way they want to be learning.

The Making of a Medical Illustration Cartoon. llustrated by medical illustrator Laura Maaske. © 2013 Laura Maaske - Medimagery LLC. All Rights Reserved www.medimagery.com

Happy to be on Board: Designing Medicine

Written and Published by medmonthly magazine on August 30, 2013 in Research & Technology http://medmonthly.com/research-technology/med-monthly-welcomes-laura-maaske-as-a-staff-illustrator-writer-and-journalist/#! This month Med Monthly…

Modular Prosthetic Robotic Limb Editorial Cover Illustration for MedMonthly Magazine for Physician Audience. This medical illustration is a concept piece for a writeup about the newest techniques in robotic surgery. Design medical illustration. Illustrated by medical illustrator Laura Maaske. Copyrighted-Material © 2012 Laura Maaske - Medimagery LLC. www.medimagery.com

Science Fiction No Longer: Mind controlled Robotic Limbs

They’re Here! An early September morning, apples ripe out my window. I was speaking with Dr. Albert Chi, a pioneering surgeon for advanced prostheti …