Transparent Body : A Cultural Analysis of Medical Imaging
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Mediated Bodies and the Ideal of Transparency -- 2. The Operation Film s a Mediated Freak Show -- 3. Bodyworlds: The Art of Plastinated Cadavers -- 4. Fantastic Voyages in the Age of Endoscopy -- 5. X-Ray Vision in Thomas Mann's The Magic Mo...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Seattle : University of Washington Press,
2011
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | In Vivo: the Cultural Mediations of Biomedical Science Ser.
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| Schlagworte: | Diagnostic imaging Medicine and the humanities Human Body Diagnostic Imaging Mass Media Electronic books ; local Diagnostic imaging ; History Diagnostic imaging ; Social aspects Electronic books Medizin mehr... |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (207 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Mediated Bodies and the Ideal of Transparency -- 2. The Operation Film s a Mediated Freak Show -- 3. Bodyworlds: The Art of Plastinated Cadavers -- 4. Fantastic Voyages in the Age of Endoscopy -- 5. X-Ray Vision in Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain -- 6. Ultrasound and the Visible Fetus -- 7. Digital Cadavers and Virtual Dissection -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-186) and index |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (207 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780295990354 029599035X 9780295984902 0295984902 |