world’s fastest body scanner
Posted: March 18, 2007
i pulled this from the popular science website. i am glad they won’t need to cut me open to check on things in the future!
Gross Anatomy
The world’s fastest body scanner sees it all
Not so long ago, a detailed view of the body’s delicate innards required two things: a cadaver and a scalpel. Today, high-powered rotating x-ray machines can visualize bones, organs and blood vessels down to 0.4 millimeter in just seconds, death not required. One such machine is the new $2.3-million Somatom Definition scanner, developed by Siemens and set to debut in the U.S. this spring. It generated this vivid scan of a 65-year-old heart patient in just 17 seconds. Doctors used the images to rule out arterial blockage, saving the patient a trip to the operating room.
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are those little worms towards the top of the picture, Gross!
From Jeff W on March 22nd, 2007 at 1:49 pm
Yes, and you have them to.
Never heard of heart worms before?
From AL on August 24th, 2007 at 10:53 am