A little easier way to learn anatomy.
VoxelAnatomy started with a problem we experienced ourselves.
We are a group of radiologists who have spent years learning anatomy through textbooks, atlases, research papers, and medical images. We know how rewarding it feels when a difficult anatomical concept finally makes sense. But we also remember how frustrating it could be to get there.
Sometimes, we would go through several references, read different explanations, and look at countless images, yet still struggle to form a clear three-dimensional picture of a structure. We could recognize it on a scan, but understanding exactly where it sat, what surrounded it, and how it related to nearby structures was another challenge.
We often wished there were a simpler, more visual way to learn.
That thought eventually became VoxelAnatomy.
We started building the kind of resource we would have loved to use ourselves: a place where anatomy is not just something to read about, but something you can explore through medical imaging. It has taken a great deal of time, effort, discussion, and trial and error to bring this idea to life, and we continue to work on making the experience better.
A more hands-on way to learn
On VoxelAnatomy, you can explore anatomical structures using high-quality CT and MRI images and connect what you see on a scan with the anatomy behind it.
You can scroll through image slices, explore annotated structures, and follow their appearance across different levels. Rather than trying to piece everything together from separate images or references, you can examine the anatomy directly and build a clearer mental picture of how the structures fit together.
One of the things we particularly value is the ability to see the same anatomy in three planes: axial, coronal, and sagittal. A structure that is difficult to understand from a single view can become much clearer when you see it from different directions and understand how those views relate to one another.
Our aim is to give you a more hands-on, almost console-like experience while learning radiology. You can move through the images, explore structures, and connect anatomical knowledge with the way you encounter it in the reading room. The goal is not simply to memorize names, but to understand the anatomy well enough to recognize it and appreciate its spatial relationships on real medical images.
We are bringing together high-quality imaging, detailed anatomical annotations, and real 3D visualization to make this process more intuitive. We want you to spend less time searching through multiple resources to understand one structure and more time actually learning it.
Whether you are a medical student building your anatomical foundation, a radiology resident working through complex relationships, or a radiologist revisiting an unfamiliar region, we hope you will find something useful here.
We also believe that good educational resources should be accessible. Our goal is to make this kind of visual, practical learning available at an affordable cost, without making it unnecessarily complicated.
Built with care, improved with your help
We put considerable effort into reviewing the images, annotations, and anatomical information on VoxelAnatomy. Accuracy matters to us because we understand that learners use these resources to build knowledge they will carry into their future work.
Despite our efforts to minimise errors, occasional mistakes or areas that need clarification may still occur. If you notice something that appears incorrect or could be explained better, please let us know. We take such feedback seriously and want to use it to improve the platform.
We are equally happy to hear what is working well, what you find useful, and what you would like to see next. Words of encouragement mean a lot to a small team working to build something worthwhile, and honest criticism helps us see where we can do better.
VoxelAnatomy is growing continuously, with more anatomy, images, and learning tools to develop. We welcome contributions from radiologists, educators, researchers, students, and anyone with useful ideas or knowledge to share. If you would like to contribute an anatomical insight, suggest an improvement, or help us develop better ways to teach radiology, we would be glad to hear from you.
Let’s make anatomy easier to understand
We started VoxelAnatomy because we know what it feels like to search through multiple resources and still wish for a clearer picture. We wanted to create something that makes that process easier for others.
We are building it one step at a time, with a genuine interest in radiology and a commitment to making anatomy more visual, practical, and accessible.
If you are learning radiology, we invite you to explore the images, move through the planes, follow the structures, and take the time to understand what you are seeing.
We hope VoxelAnatomy becomes a resource you return to whenever you want to make sense of a difficult structure or see familiar anatomy in a new way.
— The VoxelAnatomy Team
