Micron-Resolution Atlas Reveals Hidden Details of the Human Body

A new Human Organ Atlas using hierarchical phase-contrast tomography (HiP-CT) at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility delivers detailed 3D images of 87 organs from 54 donors, exposing cellular-level anatomy and disease features (including aspects of COVID-19 and cancer) with unprecedented precision. The dataset era—exceeding terabytes—aims to support medical training, research, and AI model development, with the broader goal of eventually imaging entire bodies at 10–20x higher resolution than today’s capabilities, potentially transforming anatomy study and diagnosis.