New imaging technology is transforming medicine: Revealing the Body's Deepest Secrets

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  • Francis S. Collins
چکیده

F OR mORe than a centuRy, X-rays have allowed doctors to observe the inner workings of the human body. Today a new generation of imaging de­ vices is probing even deeper—and trans­ forming medicine in the process. Take the case of a 53-year-old woman rushed to the emergency room of Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md.,with chest pains.Heart attack or just indigestion? It’s a common dilemma. Every minute counts when treating heart attacks. Yet less than half the 6 million

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تاریخ انتشار 2010