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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 40 points 3 years ago (1 child) If that's a brain it belongs to the elephant man... permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 25 points 3 years ago* (3 children) Those are lungs seen top down. Those white ovals around the left and right sides sorta hugging the black areas are ribs, the white arrow shape is a vertebrae the hole in it for the spinal cord. I'm not a rad tech or doctor but I'm 99% sure. https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/full/10.1148/ryct.2020200193 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] thalamus@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) It’s a transverse section so it’s not really ‘top down’ or ‘bottom up’. It’s a thin slice where the densities of the tissue is calculated by sending through X-rays from around the body and measuring how much gets trough from each angle and then letting a computer do some fancy math. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Top down is easier to explain to people then transverse so I said top down instead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Well, it could be bottom up... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Correct, and I could have used bottom up as the analogy as well, I just think to down since that's the way they go through ct's and mris when I get them done. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Could have been side on and fancy math permalink fedilink source parent [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) My mom had me when I was young and I helped her study when she went back to college for Radiology. I thought this was some really weird joke or something... like she is so dumb she is telling her doctor that it's a brain scan image. Jeez I need to get some more sleep. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fabian@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago my mom had me when i was young, too hope you had a good rest permalink fedilink source parent [–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Is a rad tech a fancy name for a plumber? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago No just a radical technician. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 25 points 3 years ago* (3 children) Those are lungs seen top down. Those white ovals around the left and right sides sorta hugging the black areas are ribs, the white arrow shape is a vertebrae the hole in it for the spinal cord. I'm not a rad tech or doctor but I'm 99% sure. https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/full/10.1148/ryct.2020200193 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] thalamus@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) It’s a transverse section so it’s not really ‘top down’ or ‘bottom up’. It’s a thin slice where the densities of the tissue is calculated by sending through X-rays from around the body and measuring how much gets trough from each angle and then letting a computer do some fancy math. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Top down is easier to explain to people then transverse so I said top down instead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Well, it could be bottom up... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Correct, and I could have used bottom up as the analogy as well, I just think to down since that's the way they go through ct's and mris when I get them done. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Could have been side on and fancy math permalink fedilink source parent [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) My mom had me when I was young and I helped her study when she went back to college for Radiology. I thought this was some really weird joke or something... like she is so dumb she is telling her doctor that it's a brain scan image. Jeez I need to get some more sleep. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fabian@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago my mom had me when i was young, too hope you had a good rest permalink fedilink source parent [–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Is a rad tech a fancy name for a plumber? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago No just a radical technician. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thalamus@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) It’s a transverse section so it’s not really ‘top down’ or ‘bottom up’. It’s a thin slice where the densities of the tissue is calculated by sending through X-rays from around the body and measuring how much gets trough from each angle and then letting a computer do some fancy math. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Top down is easier to explain to people then transverse so I said top down instead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Well, it could be bottom up... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Correct, and I could have used bottom up as the analogy as well, I just think to down since that's the way they go through ct's and mris when I get them done. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Could have been side on and fancy math permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Top down is easier to explain to people then transverse so I said top down instead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Well, it could be bottom up... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Correct, and I could have used bottom up as the analogy as well, I just think to down since that's the way they go through ct's and mris when I get them done. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Could have been side on and fancy math permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Well, it could be bottom up... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Correct, and I could have used bottom up as the analogy as well, I just think to down since that's the way they go through ct's and mris when I get them done. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Could have been side on and fancy math permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Correct, and I could have used bottom up as the analogy as well, I just think to down since that's the way they go through ct's and mris when I get them done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Could have been side on and fancy math permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) My mom had me when I was young and I helped her study when she went back to college for Radiology. I thought this was some really weird joke or something... like she is so dumb she is telling her doctor that it's a brain scan image. Jeez I need to get some more sleep. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fabian@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago my mom had me when i was young, too hope you had a good rest permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fabian@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago my mom had me when i was young, too hope you had a good rest permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Is a rad tech a fancy name for a plumber? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago No just a radical technician. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago No just a radical technician. permalink fedilink source parent
