American X-ray journal (1902) (14755038444)

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Title: American X-ray journal

Year: 1902 (1900s)

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Subjects: X-Rays Radiography

Publisher: St. Louis : American X-Ray Publishing Co.

Contributing Library: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Historical Medical Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and the National Endowment for the Humanities

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Fig. .5. Dennis Flnorometer. both Mir hands arc at liberty, and the operation. Inotherwords.it eliminatesslides gliding on the brass rails may be the element of distortion in the shadowmoved to sel the- wires at any desired caused by the changing position of th- THE AMERICAN X-AA Y JOURNAL. 113$ body or the limb. This apparatus com- angle, at the intersection of the linesbines the operating table with a localizer, of which the foreign object will be found 1 Fig, 4. Fluorometer Appliance Adjusted to Position of the Patient Examined. The distortion caused by the position in the body ; or the fragments of theof the subject having been eliminated, fractured bones may be seen withoutthe fluorometer provides an accurate moving splints in the limbs, and better

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Fig. 6. Lot of Metallic Angle Pieces of the Fluorometer. cross-section of the body or limb, and adjusted: organs of the body examin-supplies an absolutely correct right ed; consumption measured in the lungs, 1 139 THE AMERICAN X-RAY JOURNAL. liver and joints, and detected in its in-cipient stages. In cases of stones in thekidney or gall-bladder, the line of incis-ion may be given w hen diagnosisismade; the focus of the diseased bonemay be shown and marked: examinationof the progress of bone grafting, etc..made correctly, and proven beyonddoubt. For medico-legal cases, there isno better localizer as yet. The fluoro-meter consists, (Fig. 6), essentially, in aset of metallic angle pieces which con-form generally to the shape of the bodyor limb, and which, in their use in con-nection with the x-rays, are suscepti-ble of being squared with a simple andadjustable table. The patient being laidon the table and a tlnorometer applianceadjusted, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, thetlnorometer is broug

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