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MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION. Photo essay from hospital. Medical examination for the prevention of breast cancer at Aubagne medica...
MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION. Photo essay from hospital. Medical examination for the prevention of breast cancer at Aubagne medical center, France. The technician is helping the patient to position correctly on the mammogram.





Osteoporosis. Institute of Prevention and Researches on Osteoporosis (IPROS), Porte Madeleine Hospital, Orléans, France. The ...
Osteoporosis. Institute of Prevention and Researches on Osteoporosis (IPROS), Porte Madeleine Hospital, Orléans, France. The unit 658 of the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (Inserm) carries researches on bone characterization. Here, a 3D micro CT scan of a fractured neck of the femur with osteoporosis.





EYE SURGERY, DRAWING. LASEK refractive surgery: step 2. See images 1180705, 1210405, 1210505 and 1210605 for steps 1, 3, 4 an...
EYE SURGERY, DRAWING. LASEK refractive surgery: step 2. See images 1180705, 1210405, 1210505 and 1210605 for steps 1, 3, 4 and 5. Here, an illustration of the second step in the procedure. A layer of corneal epithelium is shaved off in a single piece using a small spatula.





PETSCAN. PETSCAN Photo essay from hospital. University medical center at Lille, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. P...
PETSCAN. PETSCAN Photo essay from hospital. University medical center at Lille, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. PET scan: Positron emission tomography.





High technology digital vascular angiography unit, medical imagery center of Poitiers University Hospital, France. This scann...
High technology digital vascular angiography unit, medical imagery center of Poitiers University Hospital, France. This scanner, combining the two highly evolved biplane and flat detector technologies, generates high quality images for diagnostic purposes and optimised therapeutic procedures. Here, staff in the control and monitoring room.





ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT. ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT A coronary stent is a a tiny, stainless steel coil or mesh tube th...
ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT. ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT A coronary stent is a a tiny, stainless steel coil or mesh tube that is inserted into an artery to form a rigid support which holds the artery open after balloon angioplasty. 3D CT scan. The icon at the bottom-right indicates the image´s perspective: A : anterior, P : posterior, R : right, L : left, F : foot (viewed from below), H : head (viewed from above).





MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION. Model and health professional.Photo essay at Rouen University Hospital. Mammogram.





CANCER OF PROSTATE ULTRASOUND. Ablatherm® HIFU is a non_invasive medical device which uses HIFU High Intensity Focused Ultras...
CANCER OF PROSTATE ULTRASOUND. Ablatherm® HIFU is a non_invasive medical device which uses HIFU High Intensity Focused Ultrasound to treat localised contained prostate cancer. The device uses ultrasound waves which are focused with extreme precision onto the targeted cancerous cel





The Rod of Asclepius a rod with a snake is the symbol for medicine, physicians and pharmacy





Scanning electron micrograph revealed some of the morphologic details displayed by a single Gram-negative Escherichia coli ba...
Scanning electron micrograph revealed some of the morphologic details displayed by a single Gram-negative Escherichia coli bacterium





KIDNEY ARTERY, 3D SCAN. Angiography scanner 3D. Visualization of the aorta in white and its collaterals in the superior part ...
KIDNEY ARTERY, 3D SCAN. Angiography scanner 3D. Visualization of the aorta in white and its collaterals in the superior part of the abdomen : common hepatic artery dividing itself into proper hepatic arteries for the liver, splenic artery for the spleen, renal arteries for both kidneys. see. images 1671806, 1671906, 1672006, 1672106 and 1672206 for other views.





BREAST GALACTOGRAPHY. BREAST GALACTOGRAPHY Photo essay from hospital. Institut Gustave-Roussy, in the French region of Ile-de...
BREAST GALACTOGRAPHY. BREAST GALACTOGRAPHY Photo essay from hospital. Institut Gustave-Roussy, in the French region of Ile-de-France. Galactography, or ductography, is a mammographic technique that involves injection of a contrast agent (dye) into a milk duct. This study can be useful in detecting cancer or lesions.





BLOOD COAGULATION. BLOOD COAGULATION Representation of the platelet aggregation platelets represented in green intervening in...
BLOOD COAGULATION. BLOOD COAGULATION Representation of the platelet aggregation platelets represented in green intervening in the process of coagulation. Under the action of the thrombin, the fibrogens are transfomed into en fibrins and reinforce the meshing created by the platelet aggregation. Formation of a thrombus or clot. see. image 0357407 for the beginning of the process.





ULTRASOUND BIOMETRY OF THE FETUS. ´ULTRASOUND BIOMETRY OF THE FETUS Beyond the 8th week of pregnancy the embro becomes a fetu...
ULTRASOUND BIOMETRY OF THE FETUS. ´ULTRASOUND BIOMETRY OF THE FETUS Beyond the 8th week of pregnancy the embro becomes a fetus. The fetus can be visualized by analyzing the reflection of ultrasounds produced by ultrasonography, particularly well adapted for exploring fluid-containing organs such as the uterus during pregnancy.The human fetus develops in the womb surrounded by a membranous pouch containing amniotic fluid, that develops within one week of conception. Shown here, close-up of the





Asbestosis. Computer tomography (CT) scan of a longitudinal slice through the chest of a patient suffering from asbestosis, a...
Asbestosis. Computer tomography (CT) scan of a longitudinal slice through the chest of a patient suffering from asbestosis, a kind of pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of asbestos particules from the air that have damaged the lung tissus and can lead to breathing problems and heart failure. The disease generated pleural plaques (yellow) in the most affected parts. The purple tube is the aorta, the kidneys at bottom are in green.





THORAX, SCAN. THORAX, SCAN Thorax. 3D CT scan. The icon at the bottom-right indicates the image´s perspective: A : anterior, ...
THORAX, SCAN. THORAX, SCAN Thorax. 3D CT scan. The icon at the bottom-right indicates the image´s perspective: A : anterior, P : posterior, R : right, L : left, F : foot (viewed from below), H : head (viewed from above).





Baqubah, Iraq - A Medivac Loadmaster waits as the pilots run through their pre-flight checks





Cerebral aneurysm. 3D reconstruction from CT scanner and angiography of the skull and its vascularization system showing a br...
Cerebral aneurysm. 3D reconstruction from CT scanner and angiography of the skull and its vascularization system showing a brain aneurysm (square). An aneurysm is a bulge of a vessel due to the dilatation of its wall. A ruptured aneurysm can be fatal.





COLONOSCOPY. Photo essay from the department of endoscopy at Diaconesses Croix Saint_Simon Hospital, Paris, France. Photo ess...
COLONOSCOPY. Photo essay from the department of endoscopy at Diaconesses Croix Saint_Simon Hospital, Paris, France. Photo essay from the department of endoscopy at Diaconesses Croix Saint_Simon Hospital, Paris, Franc Coloscopy.





HEART SURGERY. Photo essay at Necker hospital in Paris, France. Chain of Hope NGO has the aim to save the children severely i...
HEART SURGERY. Photo essay at Necker hospital in Paris, France. Chain of Hope NGO has the aim to save the children severely ill, condamned in their own country by lack of human, technical or financial means and offer the destituted children the ressources to





BONE DENSITOMETRY EXAMINATION. BONE DENSITOMETRY EXAMINATION Photo essay in a rheumatology center.





SCINTISCANNER. SCINTISCANNER Photo essay. Beaujon Hospital, in Clichy, near Paris, France.





VENA CAVA, ANGIOGRAPHY. VENA CAVA, ANGIOGRAPHY Healthy inferior vena cava, right and left common iliac veins, visualized by a...
VENA CAVA, ANGIOGRAPHY. VENA CAVA, ANGIOGRAPHY Healthy inferior vena cava, right and left common iliac veins, visualized by abdominal phlebography in front view.





BRONCHIAL CANCER, ENDOSCOPY. BRONCHIAL CANCER, ENDOSCOPY Bronchial cancer _ lung cancer _ bronchial endocsopy.





DAMAGED MENISCUS, MRI. MRI scan of the left knee. The patient underwent arthroscopy to remove part of the damaged meniscus.





SALPINGITIS, X-RAY. SALPINGITIS, X-RAY Salpingo-ovaritis - Sterility caused by bilateral genital inflammation of the Fallopia...
SALPINGITIS, X-RAY. SALPINGITIS, X-RAY Salpingo-ovaritis - Sterility caused by bilateral genital inflammation of the Fallopian tubes and ovaries. Uterus (UT) - Ovaries (OV) - Fallopian tubes (U-Tr). Frontal radiograph of the uterus and ovaries.





FETUS, 3D SONOGRAPHY. FETUS, 3D SONOGRAPHY Surface mode of the fetal face. Fetus at 24 weeks.





Newborn, Nurse Care, Maternity, Donostia Hospital, San Sebastian, Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain





Cardiology operating room, cardiovascular surgery, cardiac surgery. Hospital Policlinica Gipuzkoa, San Sebastian, Donostia, E...
Cardiology operating room, cardiovascular surgery, cardiac surgery. Hospital Policlinica Gipuzkoa, San Sebastian, Donostia, Euskadi, Spain





POLIOMYELITIS. POLIOMYELITIS Pontine histopathology due to the affects of poliomyelitis. Photomicrograph of the pons at the l...
POLIOMYELITIS. POLIOMYELITIS Pontine histopathology due to the affects of poliomyelitis. Photomicrograph of the pons at the level of the CN VI nucleus, (Abducens N.), from a patient with Type III poliomyelitis.





Still life of mortar and pestle with fresh herbs, camomile, bottles of essential oil for aromatherapy





PREGNANT WOMAN, ULTRASONOGRAPHY. PREGNANT WOMAN, ULTRASONOGRAPHY Photo essay. Arm and fingers displayed on screen.





Patient with degenerative arthosis receiving intervertebral disk prosthesis to treat herniated cervical disc. This cervical r...
Patient with degenerative arthosis receiving intervertebral disk prosthesis to treat herniated cervical disc. This cervical rachis surgery is performed with the O-ARM Imaging System. This motorized intra-operative multi-dimensional surgical imaging platform provides real-time high resolution fluoroscopy and 3D CT scan imaging, and allows high precision and safety surgical procedures. Surgery performed by Pr Jean-Jacques Moreau, neurosurgery department, Dupuytren hospital, Limoges, France.





ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT. ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.Vascular surgery that a angi...
ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT. ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.Vascular surgery that a angiographic-controlled balloon to enlarge the blood vessel´s diameter. Here, angiography of femoral artery. Stenosed arteries (at left) was opened (at right).





ULTRASOUND BIOMETRY OF THE FETUS. ULTRASOUND BIOMETRY OF THE FETUS Ultrasound scan of a 12_week_old fetus sagittal section.





SENILE MACULAR DEGENERATION. SENILE MACULAR DEGENERATION Age-related macular degeneration. Indocyanine green retinal angiogra...
SENILE MACULAR DEGENERATION. SENILE MACULAR DEGENERATION Age-related macular degeneration. Indocyanine green retinal angiogram of choroidal neovascularization under infrared light.





MAN CONSULTING FOR DIABETES. Photo essay from hospital. Hôpital Gilles de Corbeil. Nurse of the CERITD Center of studies and ...
MAN CONSULTING FOR DIABETES. Photo essay from hospital. Hôpital Gilles de Corbeil. Nurse of the CERITD Center of studies and researches for intensification of diabetes treatment. Functional insulin therapy, for the replacement of a pump. On the image : the necessary equ

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