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The Revolutionary Head Scan
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9 minutes
Released:
Aug 28, 2017
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1983 saw a major breakthrough in the treatment of facial deformities. When the first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head using CT scans was presented to the medical world. The images allowed plastic surgeons a far more precise way of planning surgical procedures. Farhana Haider has been speaking to radiologist Dr Michael Vannier who invented the 3D imaging technique which has revolutionised medicine.Photo: Three-dimensional CT scan of a male skull and arterial system. Credit SPL
Released:
Aug 28, 2017
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Podcast episode
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