What Mr. Wohlers is referring to is the "Visible Man" project by NIH. You
can check out the web site at
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/extramural_research.dir/visible_human.html
or send e-mail to vhp@nes.nlm.nih.gov to get more information about this
project. They have complete sets of both CT and MRI data.
Gabriel Chu
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On 9 Feb 1996, Terry Wohlers wrote:
> Elaine wrote:
>
> > I have a user that needs either CT or MRI data of the chest cavity.
> > Is there a ftp site for such data somewhere in the world?
>
> You might be able to get cross section data of a real chest from Dr. David
> Alciatore (alciator@longs.lance.colostate.edu) of Colorado State University.
> He's here in Fort Collins. Dave and others are reconstructing a human thorax
> from cross section data taken from a frozen cadaver. They froze a body in a
> gel and then cut 1 mm slices (as I recall), digitally photographing each slice
> as they go. Although it's not CT or MRI data, it might be better. Fascinating
> work, huh!
>
> Terry Wohlers
> Wohlers Associates
>
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