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. 1996 Mar-Apr;3(2):118–130. doi: 10.1136/jamia.1996.96236280

The visible human male: a technical report.

V Spitzer 1, M J Ackerman 1, A L Scherzinger 1, D Whitlock 1
PMCID: PMC116294  PMID: 8653448

Abstract

The National Library of Medicine's Visible Human Male data set consists of digital magnetic resonance (MR), computed tomography (CT), and anatomic images derived from a single male cadaver. The data set is 15 gigabytes in size and is available from the National Library of Medicine under a no-cost license agreement. The history of the Visible Human Male cadaver and the methods and technology to produce the data set are described.

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