Through an arm artery, a plastic catheter has been passed into the heart to reach a coronary artery. An injected opaque medium shows up on x-rays and enables the doctor to see the condition of the coronaries; picture 13150 shows close-up of x-rays screen

Through an arm artery, a plastic catheter has been passed into the heart to reach a coronary artery. An injected opaque medium shows up on x-rays and enables the doctor to see the condition of the coronaries; picture 13150 shows close-up of x-rays screen

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Farkas, Tibor, photographer
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Cardiovascular Diseases
Health Personnel
Physicians
X-Rays
Equipment and Supplies
Patients
World Health Organization.
Abstract:
A patient is lying under an x-ray machine and a physician is observing a monitor; x-ray technician is visible through a window to the left. Verso: 13149/13150. EURO. Cardiovascular Disease.
Copyright:
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Copyright Information:
World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101436930 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013954
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101436930