The Best Apps to Learn Radiology in 2026 (iPhone, iPad & Android)

A good radiology app must let you scroll through real CT and MRI stacks with your thumb—static single slices do not teach how to follow an artery or a bronchus. RadioAnato AI (the DecodeMed app) gives you scrollable, labelled CT and MRI studies paired with 3D organ models and an AI tutor on iPhone, iPad, Android and web; IMAIOS e-Anatomy is the classic paid pocket reference; and Radiopaedia and Radiology Assistant are the best for pathology cases and systematic checklists.

What a radiology app needs on a phone or tablet

• Smooth thumb scrolling through axial, coronal and sagittal stacks.
• 3D organ correlation so you can see what a grey cross-section looks like as a whole structure.
• Toggleable labels to test yourself before revealing the answer.
• Fast lookup on the wards when an attending asks you to point out the portal vein or the internal capsule.

The best apps and mobile resources to learn radiology

1. 01RadioAnato AI

   Best for: scrollable CT and MRI studies with 3D organ models and an AI tutor

   The DecodeMed app. Scroll real chest, abdominal, liver and brain CT/MRI volumes on your phone or tablet, with every structure labelled on the slice and reconstructed in 3D beside it. Ask the AI tutor a question and it answers directly on the scan and the 3D anatomy. Free to download on iPhone, iPad and Android, and the radiology atlas is free on the web; the AI tutor is a subscription.

2. 02IMAIOS e-Anatomy

   Best for: exhaustive cross-sectional reference during residency

   Mobile and web app with thousands of labelled anatomical structures across CT, MRI and angiography. A few modules are free to try; full access requires an institutional or individual subscription.

3. 03Radiopaedia

   Best for: scrolling tens of thousands of real patient cases

   The mobile site and iOS app give you access to the largest free library of scrollable clinical cases and concise reference articles for every diagnosis.

4. 04Radiology Assistant

   Best for: step-by-step illustrated guides to reading CT and MRI

   Produced by the Radiological Society of the Netherlands, its mobile-friendly articles and app explain how to approach chest CT, liver lesions, brain MRI and trauma systematically.

5. 05Sublux

   Best for: learning chest, abdominal and musculoskeletal X-rays on mobile

   An interactive app focused on plain radiographs, with overlays that teach you where to look for lines, stripes and fractures.

6. 06Anki

   Best for: retaining classic signs, Hounsfield values and staging rules

   Use Anki decks with key slices and clinical questions so you never forget the difference between T1 and T2 MRI or the Couinaud liver segments.

Study it in RadioAnato AI

RadioAnato AI, the DecodeMed app, puts 3D anatomy, CT and MRI studies, histology slides and an AI tutor that answers on them in your pocket. Free to download for iPhone, iPad and Android.

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Comparison at a glance

A 10-minute daily mobile routine

• Pick one vessel or airway in the radiology atlas and scroll it from its origin to its branches.
• Compare the 3D model at the top of the viewer with the axial slice below whenever you lose your orientation.
• Read one practical guide such as how to read an abdominal CT or chest CT anatomy and find every structure on the scan.

To see how AI fits into imaging study, read the best AI to learn radiology and how to learn radiology with AI. For browser atlases, see the best radiology anatomy atlases.

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