"Department of Neuroimaging" by Robert Terziev, University Hospital of Zurich - USZ
Entry in category 3. Locations and instruments; Copyright CC-BY-NC-ND: Robert Terziev
Before the invention of radiology, the body was a black box and diagnosis was purely symptomatic or intuitive. Radiology allows doctors to see through the patient, making pathologies visible and bringing light into the black box. In the medical community, the brain is seen as the last organ that has not been fully understood in its function. The advanced imaging techniques of neuroradiology thereby represent the final step in western medicine’s ability to decipher the human body.
The photograph depicts a typical hospital scene, complete with cold aestheitcs and sterile atmosphere, barely what one would naturally associate with an environment conducive to healing, yet perfectly in line with the approach of contemporary western medicine.
"Department of Neuroimaging" by Robert Terziev, University Hospital of Zurich - USZ
Entry in category 3. Locations and instruments; Copyright CC-BY-NC-ND: Robert Terziev
Before the invention of radiology, the body was a black box and diagnosis was purely symptomatic or intuitive. Radiology allows doctors to see through the patient, making pathologies visible and bringing light into the black box. In the medical community, the brain is seen as the last organ that has not been fully understood in its function. The advanced imaging techniques of neuroradiology thereby represent the final step in western medicine’s ability to decipher the human body.
The photograph depicts a typical hospital scene, complete with cold aestheitcs and sterile atmosphere, barely what one would naturally associate with an environment conducive to healing, yet perfectly in line with the approach of contemporary western medicine.