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In order to have potential clinical value, such models need to include a large number of tissue types, identified by an experienced professional, and should be versatile enough to be readily tailored to specific pathologies. Magnetic resonance images were acquired at ultrahigh magnetic field (7 T) with a radio-frequency coil specially designed for finger imaging. Segmentation was carried out under the supervision of an experienced radiologist to accurately capture various tissue types (TTs). The final segmented model of the human index finger had a spatial resolution of 0.2 mm and included 6,809,600 voxels. In total, 15 TTs were identified: subcutis, Pacinian corpuscle, nerve, vein, artery, tendon, collateral ligament, volar plate, pulley A4, bone, cartilage, synovial cavity, joint capsule, epidermis and dermis. The model was applied to the conditions of arthritic joint, ruptured tendon and variations in the geometry of a finger. 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