Illustrates the medical advances taking place which allow us literally to look inside the human body. There are various methods, all operable by way of the computer. An image of a living foetus inside the womb can be created and early heart trouble or cancer growth can be detected.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014945
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body, Human
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human physiology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical technology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medicine - Research
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Ultrasonics in medicine
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Computers
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Medical technology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological innovations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)