Databases

Curated catalog of publicly available databases for bone imaging, biomechanics, 3D models, and statistical shape models.

Showing 34 of 34 databases

OAI (Osteoarthritis Initiative)

Largest longitudinal knee imaging study with 26M+ medical images

26,626,000 images from 4,796 participants. 3T bilateral knee MRI, knee/hip/hand/pelvis radiographs, thigh MRI, and full-limb MRI. Longitudinal data 2004-2015+.

Open AccessBone ImagingkneeMRIradiograph

TotalSegmentator Dataset

1,228 CTs with segmentations of 104 structures including 59 bones

CT scans with ground-truth segmentations covering all vertebrae, ribs, pelvis, femur, tibia, fibula, patella, humerus, scapula, clavicle, and more. Also 616 MR subjects.

Open AccessBone ImagingCTsegmentationfull-body

MURA (Stanford)

40,561 musculoskeletal radiographs from 12,173 patients

Upper extremity X-rays across 7 types: elbow, finger, forearm, hand, humerus, shoulder, wrist. Labeled normal/abnormal by radiologists.

Open AccessBone ImagingX-rayradiographupper-extremity

FracAtlas

4,083 fracture X-ray images with expert annotations

Hand, shoulder, leg, hip X-rays with 922 fracture instances. COCO, VGG, YOLO, Pascal VOC annotation formats. Expert-annotated by radiologists.

Open AccessBone ImagingX-rayfractureAI

RSNA Pediatric Bone Age

14,236 pediatric hand radiographs with bone age labels

Hand X-rays labeled with skeletal maturity (0-228 months). Standard benchmark for bone age assessment algorithms.

Open AccessBone ImagingX-raypediatricbone-age

VerSe (Vertebrae Segmentation)

374 CTs with voxel-level vertebral segmentations

Multi-detector CT scans from 355 patients with vertebrae segmentations and labeling, including enumeration abnormalities.

Open AccessBone ImagingCTspinevertebrae

CTSpine1K

1,005 CT volumes with 11,100+ labeled vertebrae

Spine CT data covering normal, fracture, scoliosis and other conditions. Large-scale vertebral segmentation dataset.

Open AccessBone ImagingCTspinevertebrae

TCIA (Bone Collections)

Cancer imaging archive with bone metastasis and osteosarcoma data

Metastatic spine disease CT (55 subjects), osteosarcoma data, plus thousands of whole-body CTs with skeletal structures.

Open AccessBone ImagingCTcancermetastasis

Visible Human Project

Complete male and female cadaver datasets with CT, MRI, and cryosection

Full-body CT (1mm axial), MRI, and color cryosection images. Derived 3D models include 28 bones, 76 muscles, 16 cartilages per subject.

Open AccessBone ImagingCTMRIfull-body

NMDID

15,243 high-resolution full-body CT scans of decedents

Bone-optimized and soft-tissue CT reconstructions. 1mm slice thickness, ~12,000 slices per individual. 69 metadata fields.

RestrictedBone ImagingCTfull-bodyforensic

UK Biobank Imaging

DXA scans from ~100,000 participants

Whole-body, proximal femur, spine L4-T4, and knee DXA scans using GE-Lunar iDXA. Bone area, mineral content, density, lean/fat mass.

RestrictedBone ImagingDXAbone-densitypopulation

VSD/SMIR

Full-body postmortem CT scans for shape model construction

Anonymized postmortem CTs from forensic institutes. Core dataset for building statistical shape models of any bone.

Open AccessBone ImagingCTfull-bodycadaver

OrthoLoad

In vivo joint loading data from instrumented implants (Charité Berlin)

30+ years of measured hip, knee, shoulder, spine forces during daily activities. Includes load-time diagrams, synchronized videos, and numerical force data.

Open AccessBiomechanicsjoint-loadinghipknee

GaitRec

75,732 bilateral walking trials from 2,084 patients

Ground reaction force data from patients with musculoskeletal impairments and 211 healthy controls. Largest gait GRF dataset.

Open AccessBiomechanicsgaitGRFwalking

Gutenberg Gait Database

GRF and COP data from 350 healthy individuals

Ages 11-64, up to 8 sessions with 8+ trials each. Raw and processed CSV with MATLAB/Python scripts.

Open AccessBiomechanicsgaitGRFCOP

TLEM 2.0

Complete lower extremity musculoskeletal geometry

Segmented CT/MRI with 55 muscle actuators, 12 ligaments, bony landmarks. 12 segments, 11 joints, 21 DOF, 166 muscle-tendon elements per leg.

RestrictedBiomechanicsmusculoskeletalmuscleligament

NHANES Bone Density

US population-representative DXA bone density data

Proximal femur and lumbar spine BMD from thousands of participants. Reference data for T-score and Z-score calculations.

Open AccessBiomechanicsDXAbone-densityT-score

OpenSim Model Repository

Validated musculoskeletal models with bone geometries

Lower extremity, spine, upper extremity, full-body models. Includes bone geometries, joint definitions, muscle paths and parameters.

Open AccessBiomechanicsmusculoskeletalsimulationOpenSim

MorphoSource

108,623+ 3D skeletal models from museum collections

CT/MRI volumetric data, 3D surface models, photogrammetry. Primarily biological skeletal material. Hosts oVert project data.

Open Access3D Model Repositories3D-modelCTmuseum

oVert (openVertebrate)

13,000+ CT scans of vertebrate specimens

Covers >50% of genera of amphibians, reptiles, fishes, mammals. Raw CT and 3D mesh models from US natural history museums.

Open Access3D Model RepositoriesCT3D-modelvertebrate

NIH 3D Print Exchange

Biomedical 3D models including skeletal anatomy

Skeletal anatomy models segmented from patient CT/MRI. STL format for 3D printing and visualization.

Open Access3D Model Repositories3D-modelSTL3D-printing

BodyParts3D

Dictionary-type anatomy database with 3D structure data

Anatomical concepts as segmented regions of a whole-body adult male model. OBJ and STL formats.

Open Access3D Model Repositories3D-modelanatomyfull-body

MedShapeNet

100,000+ 3D medical shapes across 23+ datasets

Bones, organs, vessels, surgical instruments. Python API (MedShapeNetCore) for bulk download.

Open Access3D Model Repositories3D-modelmedicalbones

Embodi3D

Community-contributed bone STL models from CT scans

Mandible, pelvis, spine, skull, foot models. Includes democratiz3D DICOM-to-STL conversion tool.

Free Account3D Model Repositories3D-modelSTLCT

MorphoMuseuM

Peer-reviewed 3D models of vertebrate specimens

Osteological models from CT data with segmented bones, teeth, and cavities. Citable, ISSN 2274-0422.

Open Access3D Model Repositories3D-modelpeer-reviewedCT

SimTK Tibia-Fibula SSM

Pre-built tibia-fibula statistical shape model (30 specimens)

Cortical and trabecular bone separated. Includes SSM + code + surface meshes. Three example applications included.

Open AccessStatistical Shape ModelsSSMtibiafibula

SimTK Pediatric Lower Limb SSM

Pelvis, femur, tibia SSMs from 333 pediatric CTs

Ages 4-18 years. PCA weights with partial least squares regression. Predicts shape from age, height, weight.

Open AccessStatistical Shape ModelsSSMpediatricpelvis

VSDFullBodyBoneModels

30 subjects, complete lower body bone surfaces

Pelvis, femur, tibia, fibula, patella, foot bones as PLY meshes. MATLAB/Python example code. Derived from VSD cadaver CTs.

Open AccessStatistical Shape ModelsSSMpelvisfemur

OpenHands (Finger Bone SSM)

PCA-based statistical shape model of the four fingers

10 training specimens, pose-neutralized. Open for community contribution.

Open AccessStatistical Shape ModelsSSMhandfinger

ShapeMed-Knee

9,376 3D femur + cartilage shapes for ML benchmarks

Segmentation masks + 3D surface meshes. Neural shape model benchmarks, osteoarthritis B-Score.

Open AccessStatistical Shape ModelsSSMkneefemur

Imperial College Femur/Tibia Meshes

Bone geometries from 35 healthy volunteers (MR scans)

Femur, tibia, fibula meshes (left and right). 22M, 13F. Height 155-193cm, weight 45-108kg.

Open AccessStatistical Shape ModelsSSMfemurtibia

FRAX

WHO fracture risk assessment tool for 80+ countries

10-year probability of major osteoporotic and hip fracture from clinical risk factors and optional BMD.

Open AccessResearch & Standardsfracture-riskosteoporosisclinical

ISCD Official Positions

Clinical standards for bone densitometry practice

Official positions on DXA reporting, reference databases, T-score calculation, body composition analysis.

Open AccessResearch & StandardsDXAbone-densityclinical

Awesome Biomechanics

Curated master list of biomechanics datasets, tools, and resources

Links to dozens of gait, bone, musculoskeletal datasets and processing tools. Best single starting point.

Open AccessResearch & Standardscurated-listbiomechanicsdatasets