Tools for Use with the Visible Human Data Set

• NCI Flicker - method for comparing images from different Internet sources for Visible Human examples.
• Anatomical Structure Viewer - Java applet for visualizing 3D anatomical structures extracted from the Visible Human Male Dataset.
• Visible Human Preprocessing Toolkit for Images - open source, cross- platform alternative to accelerate pre- processing of Visible Human Project images.
• Glyph Imaging - provides web/ network services; scientific services including 3D reconstructions from serial sections; and animation services.
• Edewarp 3D Browser - for manipulation of 2D and 3D biomedical images and related data sructures. Developed at the University of Michigan with support from NIH grants(for SGI and Linux systems only). If you’re looking at an archived version of this page and the hyperlink to the left doesn't work, copy and paste this URL into your browser http://vhp.med.umich.edu/edgewarpss.html
  
  
• VolView - Interactive and intuitive volume visualization software from Kitware Inc, allows researchers to quickly explore 3D medical images. If you’re looking at an archived version of this page and the hyperlink to the left doesn't work, copy and paste this URL into your browser https://volview.kitware.com/
  
  
• XnView - Picture viewer that can read VHP images directly. Versions are available for Windows, Mac OS, Linux and various forms of UNIX. If you’re looking at an archived version of this page and the hyperlink to the left doesn't work, copy and paste this URL into your browser http://www.xnview.com/
  
  
• EIKONA3D - 3D digital image processing, analysis/ visualization and modules from Alpha Tec Ltd.
• 3D- Doctor - 3D modelling image processing and measurement software for MRI, CT, PET, microscopy, scientific, and industrial imaging applications. If you’re looking at an archived version of this page and the hyperlink to the left doesn't work, copy and paste this URL into your browser http://www.ablesw.com/3d-doctor
  
  
• Surfdriver - a simple 3D reconstruction package for the PowerMac and Windows95, for rendering 3D models of anatomica structures. (Link to an archived version of this site available on the Internet Archive.) If you’re looking at an archived version of this page and the hyperlink to the left doesn't work, copy and paste this URL into your browser https://web.archive.org/web/20220306044534/http://www.surfdriver.com/
  
  
• The Visualization Toolkit - a C++ class library, and Tcl implementation based on the class library. If you’re looking at an archived version of this page and the hyperlink to the left doesn't work, copy and paste this URL into your browser http://vtk.org/
  
  
• - eTDIPS, Vortex, Skeleton climbing, and Mutability - volume rendering, animation, surface-extraction, texture manipulation and shape changing tools from the National Institutes of Health.
• Image FX Loaders for Windows or the Amiga, from young monkey studios. If you’re looking at an archived version of this page and the hyperlink to the left doesn't work, copy and paste this URL into your browser http://www.youngmonkey.ca/hands/files/VisibleHuman/index.html
  
  
• Image Vis3D Open source, cross platform volume renderer developed at the University of Utah. It runs on Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhones and iPads. If you’re looking at an archived version of this page and the hyperlink to the left doesn't work, copy and paste this URL into your browser https://sci.utah.edu/iv3d-3-0/
  
  
• SERA - Simulation Environment for Radiotherapy - computational dosimetry and treatment planning software, primarily for neutron radiotherapy. If you’re looking at an archived version of this page and the hyperlink to the left doesn't work, copy and paste this URL into your browser https://www-rsicc.ornl.gov/codes/ccc/ccc7/ccc-729.html
  
  
• UltraVis - free software for volume rendering on PCs, provided by Hewlett-Packard Labs.
• Adobe PhotoShop If you’re looking at an archived version of this page and the hyperlink to the left doesn't work, copy and paste this URL into your browser https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html
  
  
• Software for converting RAW image files:
  • Canon ZoomBrowser EX
  • David Coffin's dcraw
  • ImageJ If you’re looking at an archived version of this page and the hyperlink to the left doesn't work, copy and paste this URL into your browser https://imagej.net/
    
    
  • IrfanView If you’re looking at an archived version of this page and the hyperlink to the left doesn't work, copy and paste this URL into your browser http://www.irfanview.com/

Last Reviewed: November 13, 2025