Detail Reviving Autopsy   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 402 no. 8774 (Mar. 2012), page s5. Topik: Autopsies; Scanner; Scalpel; Accurate Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.70 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel Technology advances not only through new inventions, but also by the imaginative application of old ones. And one of the most ancient forms of scientific investigation, the post-Morten autopsy, may be ripe for just such a technological upgrade. According to a recent paper in the Lancet, published by Ian Roberts of the John Radcliffe Hospital, in Oxford, it may soon be time to put away the scalpel and re-tractor clamp, and replace them with the body scanner. Britain's health department therefore asked Dr Roberts to study whether scanning the dead in a way that is routine for the living would help. His conclusion? It would. Rather than slicing the body with a knife, scanning slices it with radiation. Computerized tomography (CT) uses X-rays to collect information from many angles, and a lot of processing power to convert that information into cross-sectional images of a body's inner tissues. In forensic cases CT scans are often used to spot fractures and hemorrhages. Dr Roberts found them adept at noticing diseased arteries, as well. The other widespread scanning technique, magnetic-resonance imaging (MRI), uses radio waves and is best suited for exploring the detail of soft tissues. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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