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First-ever colour X-ray on a human
phys.org ^ | July 12, 2018 | Staff

Posted on 07/12/2018 12:54:54 PM PDT by Red Badger

The CERN technology, dubbed Medipix, works like a camera detecting and counting individual sub-atomic particles as they collide with pixels while its shutter is open

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New Zealand scientists have performed the first-ever 3-D, colour X-ray on a human, using a technique that promises to improve the field of medical diagnostics, said Europe's CERN physics lab which contributed imaging technology.

The new device, based on the traditional black-and-white X-ray, incorporates particle-tracking technology developed for CERN's Large Hadron Collider, which in 2012 discovered the elusive Higgs Boson particle.

"This colour X-ray imaging technique could produce clearer and more accurate pictures and help doctors give their patients more accurate diagnoses," said a CERN statement.

The CERN technology, dubbed Medipix, works like a camera detecting and counting individual sub-atomic particles as they collide with pixels while its shutter is open.

This allows for high-resolution, high-contrast pictures.

The machine's "small pixels and accurate energy resolution meant that this new imaging tool is able to get images that no other imaging tool can achieve," said developer Phil Butler of the University of Canterbury.

According to the CERN, the images very clearly show the difference between bone, muscle and cartilage, but also the position and size of cancerous tumours, for example.

The technology is being commercialised by New Zealand company MARS Bioimaging, linked to the universities of Otago and Canterbury which helped develop it.


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To: Red Badger

I got my first-ever cat scan last week and as it was being reviewed I asked why they aren’t in color and got this funny look. Hello????


21 posted on 07/12/2018 3:46:01 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: petro45acp
Re: “Go in, lie down, scanner runs, and complete summary comes out.”

Roger that, petro.

And while you're at it, the summary should include an AI diagnosis and prognosis based on 50,000 similar scans.

Then, if necessary, feed the information into a robotic surgical unit.

Bottom Line...

I truly hate America's human-based medical care system.

More robots. More AI.

And a hospice robot that looks like Natalie Portman when it's time for me to clock out!

22 posted on 07/12/2018 3:48:23 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: AlaskaErik

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The “color” x-ray was developed for airline baggage scanning. Each color represents a different type of material. (density)


23 posted on 07/12/2018 3:48:47 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: zeestephen

Natalie Portman LMAO


24 posted on 07/12/2018 4:32:27 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: Red Badger
There you go being Racis🤪
25 posted on 07/12/2018 5:31:45 PM PDT by mabarker1 (congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
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To: Red Badger

More amazing technology.
I was at the dentist and they have a MRI machine that takes detail images of your skull, just the the part where your teeth are. The dentist says they are not interested in the rest..... They also have a laser that detects decay, you hear a sound like what a metal detector emits.

They also have a intraoral camera that takes many photos of your teeth and mouth then combines all photos in near realtime into a 3d image that can be then rotated. They used a laptop from Alienware. My bad teeth paid for it all!

This beats biting down on a bullet and drinking whiskey for the pain.


26 posted on 07/13/2018 12:25:53 AM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: Pray All Day

Red and yellow and pink and green,
Purple and orange and blue....................


27 posted on 07/13/2018 6:02:58 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world discovered the TRUTH......Q Anon)
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To: Lazamataz

Yes, but you have to hold the monitor steady so it won’t vibrate or it’s all out of focus.....................


28 posted on 07/13/2018 6:03:59 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world discovered the TRUTH......Q Anon)
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To: Yossarian
Still, though, details are scant.

Until the patent applications are approved..................

29 posted on 07/13/2018 6:05:54 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world discovered the TRUTH......Q Anon)
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To: AlaskaErik

I worked on cat scan machines back in the 80’s..................


30 posted on 07/13/2018 6:07:15 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world discovered the TRUTH......Q Anon)
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