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Anatomy of the Head

This page shows some of the first anatomical images created from the Visible Human Male data. They were rendered using the VOXEL-MAN visualization system.

Anatomy

Dissection of the Visible Human's headVirtual dissection of the Visible Human's brainMuscles of the Visible Human's head and neckWhite matter of the Visible Human's brain in a basal view

Imaging Modalities

Imaging modalities such as x-ray, CT and MRI show different aspects of the Visible Human's anatomyMedical imaging modalities such as x-ray imaging, CT and MRI visualize different aspects of human anatomy.

Leonardo da Vinci

Dissection of the Visible Human's head with two of Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical drawingsSkull base and optic nerves of the Visible Human after anatomical drawings by Leonardo da VinciThe Visible Human, virtually dissected according to some of the famous anatomical drawings by Leonardo da Vinci.

Red/Green Stereo

Virtual dissection of the Visible Human's head in red/green stereoVirtual dissection of the Visible Human's brain in red/green stereoDepth perception can be enhanced by a stereogram of the image. These pictures should be viewed with red/green glasses. Note that the colors are lost when using this method.

References

Ulf Tiede, Thomas Schiemann, Karl Heinz Höhne: Visualizing the Visible Human. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications 16 (1), 1996, 7-9.

 

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