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National Library of Medicine Atlas of the Visible Human Male: Reverse Engineering of the Human Body

Author(s): Victor M. Spitzer, PhD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Colorado
David G. Whitlock, MD, PhD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Colorado
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763702731
  • ISBN-10:0763702730
  • Hardcover    544 pages      © 1998
Price: International Sales $234.95 US List
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Overview

The Atlas of the Visible Human Male reference text completely catalogs the internal human male in a way never before possible. The latest in high definition computers were used to compile cuts taken from one cadaver into three different perspectives: transverse, coronal, and sagittal. It is a visually compelling and scientifically precise collection of nearly 3,000 full color images. Victor M. Spitzer, Ph.D. and David G. Whitlock M.D., Ph.D., who were commissioned by the National Library of Medicine of The National Institutes of Health to make the cuts and compile the images, provide illustrated commentary about how their team obtained, prepared, and captured the images for this unique resource. This text is an invaluable resource for professionals, students, and anyone interested in the fascinating detail of the human body.  

ShowKey Features

Features all 1,878 full-color, cross-sectional images from the Visible Human Dataset.
Nearly 1,000 reconstructed coronal and sagittal images, as well as unique three-dimensional renderings, are also included.
Each two-page spread contains twelve successive images on the right-hand side. Left hand pages contain a full page labeled picture of the most informative image from that group.
Two versions to choose from! Hardbound professional version and paperback student version are available.

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ShowTable of Contents

Introduction: The Visible Human Project
Part I. Original Images – Transverse
Head
Neck
Upper Extremities
Thorax
Abdomen
Pelvis
Lower Extremities
Part II. Reconstructed Images – Coronal
Part III. Reconstructed Images – Sagittal
Part IV. Image Gallery
Index

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ShowAbout the Author(s)

Victor M. Spitzer, PhD-University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Colorado

David G. Whitlock, MD, PhD-University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Colorado

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ShowReviews

  • "Amidst the freewheeling manipulative options, this book provides a stable home base for the full inventory of images ... a reassuringly solid and detailed guidebook."
    --Stanley W. Jacob, MD
    Oregon Health Sciences University
    JAMA, 278, no. 2, (December 17, 1997): 2118-2119

    "The anatomical detail in the images and the ability to manipulate the images using computer technologies provide exciting new educational opportunities ... If you are using the Visible Human images, as a student, teacher, or a developer of applications, you will find this atlas extremely useful as a reference."

    --John A. McNulty, Ph.D.
    Loyola University Medical Center
    Doody Publishing, Inc., (September, 1997)

    "This atlas is a valuable reference tool for cross-sectional anatomy."

    --Richard A. Szucs, MD
    Radiology, (February, 1998): 490

    "It contains the most extensive illustrative atlas of body sections in print."

    --Joseph A. Grasso, Director, Human Systems
    University of Connecticut Health Center
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