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Thinking inside the box....turtle. Bones as imaged in 3-D using computerized tomography

The skull and bones of the front legs are seen tucked into the shell of this 3-toed box turtle as image with computerized tomography radiology. The system allows the doctors to rotate and look at the internal bones and organs inside the animal without harming it. This turtle is 90 years old and has passed through 3 generations of humans.

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Uploaded on October 26, 2023