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Visible Human Project
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Updated Oct 29, 2026
About this dataset
The NLM Visible Human Project® has created publicly-available complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of a human male body and a human female body. Specifically, the VHP provides a public-domain library of cross-sectional cryosection, CT, and MRI images obtained from one male cadaver and one female cadaver. The Visible Man data set was publicly released in 1994 and the Visible Woman in 1995.
Data and resources (4)
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Download - Visible Human Project - Sample Data
The Visible Human Project Sample Data contains the following sample images: CT scans after freezing, CT scans prior to freezing, Five slices from the Visible Female, Six slices from the Visible Male, MRI-MaleHead, MRI-MaleThorax, MRI-MaleAbdomen, MRI-MalePelvis, MRI-MaleThigh, MRI-MaleFeet.
Modified Jun 29, 2026
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Download - Visible Human Project - Male Data
The Visible Human Male data set consists of MRI, CT, and anatomical images. Axial MRI images of the head and neck, and longitudinal sections of the rest of the body were obtained at 4mm intervals. The MRI images are 256 by 256 pixel resolution with each pixel made up of 12 bits of gray tone. The CT…
Modified Jun 29, 2026
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Download - Visible Human Project - Female Data
The Visible Human Female data set has the same characteristics as the Visible Human Male. However, the axial anatomical images were obtained at 0.33 mm intervals. Spacing in the “Z” dimension was reduced to 0.33mm in order to match the 0.33mm pixel sizing in the “X-Y” plane. As a result, developers…
Modified Jun 29, 2026
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Download - Visible Human Project - Additional Head Images
Data is the head of a 72 year old male donor. The donor was preserved in formalin and the blood vessels were filled with araldite-F. Before freezing, MRI and CAT imaging was preformed. After freezing the specimen was cryo sectioned at 0.147mm intervals and digital photographs were taken with a…
Modified Jun 29, 2026