PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - J.H. Scatliff AU - S. Johnston TI - Andreas Vesalius and Thomas Willis: Their Anatomic Brain Illustrations and Illustrators AID - 10.3174/ajnr.A3766 DP - 2013 Nov 28 TA - American Journal of Neuroradiology 4099 - http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2013/11/28/ajnr.A3766.short 4100 - http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2013/11/28/ajnr.A3766.full AB - SUMMARY: The brain illustrations of Vesalius and Willis were the first in anatomic history with pictorial accuracy. Their illustrations, illustrators, and methods are discussed. Woodcut blocks were used for the prints of figures in the Vesalian anatomy. Figures of the brain appear to be done after external fixation in the work of Willis.