itishMedical Association in 1890, and later at the Rontgen Society. (b) Heart and Great Vessels; Aneurisms, Enlargements ofHeart, and so on. The fact that the lungs are full of air and easily permeable to therays makes it possible to get a good outline of the human heart. Asthe result of a number… … Fig. 159.—Normal Thorax (Short exposure)Mr. E. W. H. Shenton. trabecular as clear spaces against a darker cardiac background.When the heart cavity contained water or blood, no such differentia-tion could be made. MEDICAL AND SURGICAL APPLICA TIONS 323 This relative opacity of blood is an important…
X-rays · Radiography
Internet Archive · Medical Heritage Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
