The use of cameras in medical care and teaching is not new. There is a long history
of videotaping surgical procedures and of dermatologists and pathologists photographing
lesions and specimens. Good textbooks are replete with gross and microscopic photos
as well as pictures of x-rays (photos of photos in a sense), EKGs, and so on. However,
these generally involved significant amounts of equipment and often a considerable
professional expertise. At the minimum they required toting about a Polaroid camera
and the photos themselves.
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Published online: January 13, 2010
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