Diagnosing Collection

Boy measuring his temperature
MODEL RELEASED. Strip thermometer. Boy using a strip thermometer to measure his temperature from his forehead

Oral examination, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates
STC445986 Oral examination, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates, 1934 (colour litho) by Kuhn-Regnier

Those who tremble at the hand of a doctor, illustration from
STC445985 Those who tremble at the hand of a doctor, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates, 1934 (colour litho) by Kuhn-Regnier

George Washington turned physician (engraving)
5197910 George Washington turned physician (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Washington turned physician)

Dental plaque and tartar. Clinical view of a the teeth in a patients lower jaw, with the incisors coated in bacterial plaque and tartar (brown)

Radiologist examining knee MRI scans C014 / 1300
MODEL RELEASED. Radiologist examining knee MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans

Throat cancer, X-rays
Throat cancer. Coloured X-rays showing the transit of a contrast medium (dense white) through the throat of a 54-year-old patient with an adenocarcinoma (cancer) of the lower oesophagus (gullet)

Richard Morton
RICHARD MORTON Medical practitioner in London, known for his diagnosing from urine. Date: 1637 - 1698

Oriental figure for diagnosis, circa 1830 C017 / 0738
Recumbent figure for diagnosis, carved from ivory on a wooden base. This object is Chinese and dates from around 1830

Medical alchemist, 18th century
Medical alchemist. 18th-century artwork of an alchemist examining a flask containing the urine of the woman next to him

Urine diabetes test C014 / 1231
MODEL RELEASED. Urine diabetes test. Woman using a urine self-test for diabetes

Doctor using stethoscope
MODEL RELEASED. Doctor using stethoscope

Coronary stenosis after treatment, X-ray
Coronary stenosis after treatment. Angiogram of the left coronary artery in the heart of a 60-year-old patient after balloon catheterisation

Coronary stenosis treatment, X-rays
Coronary stenosis treatment

Narrowed aorta, 3D CT scans
Narrowed aorta. Coloured 3D computed tomography (CT) scans of the heart (centre of each scan) and major blood vessels of a 50-year-old patient

Calcified heart valve, CT scan
Calcified heart valve. Coloured computed tomography (CT) scan of a section through the heart of a 67-year-old patient showing calcification of the aortic valve (round)

Kidney tumour, CT scan
Kidney tumour. Coloured computed tomography (CT) scan of a section through the abdomen of a 62-year-old patient, showing necrosis (death) of tissue in the right kidney

Calcified heart valve, CT scans
Calcified heart valve. Coloured computed tomography (CT) scans of a section through the heart of a 67-year-old patient showing calcification of the aortic valve (round)

Voiding cystourethrogram, X-rays C018 / 0577
Voiding cystourethrogram. X-ray of a 54 year old male patient undergoing a voiding cystourethrogram

Voiding cystourethrogram, X-rays C018 / 0578
Voiding cystourethrogram. Coloured X-ray of a 54 year old male patient undergoing a voiding cystourethrogram

Voiding cystourethrogram, X-rays C018 / 0579
Voiding cystourethrogram. Coloured X-ray of a 54 year old male patient undergoing a voiding cystourethrogram

Voiding cystourethrogram, X-rays C018 / 0465
Voiding cystourethrogram. Three coloured X-rays showing a 65 year old patient undergoing a voiding cystourethrogram

Radiologist examining a hand X-ray C014 / 1289
MODEL RELEASED. Radiologist examining a hand X-ray

Lewis-mckenzie polygraph, circa 1900 C017 / 6947
Lewis-McKenzie polygraph, made in 1900 by Cambridge and Paul Instrument Co. This device was used to graphically record venous and arterial pulses simultaneously

Tuberculosis X-ray diagnosis
MODEL RELEASED. Tuberculosis (TB) X-ray diagnosis. Close-up of an X-ray of a patients lungs being examined by medical personnel for signs of TB

Urine diabetes test C014 / 1230
MODEL RELEASED. Urine diabetes test. Woman using a urine self-test for diabetes

Rubin gynaecology test, 1956
Rubin gynaecology test. Doctor with nurse and patient in a hospital, with the doctor carrying out a test on the female patients fallopian tubes

Hallux rigidus before surgery, X-ray
Hallux rigidus before surgery. X-ray showing foot bones before surgery to correct a case of hallux rigidus, a stiff big toe

Digital thermometer showing fever C014 / 0109
MODEL RELEASED. Digital thermometer showing fever, held in a teenage girls hand

Tuberculosis campaign, early 20th century C017 / 7885
Tuberculosis campaign, early 20th century. Doctor using a stethoscope to check a boys lungs for signs of the respiratory bacterial disease tuberculosis (TB)

Heartbeat, conceptual artwork C013 / 9980
Heartbeat, conceptual computer artwork

Power of the heart, conceptual image C013 / 9982
Power of the heart, conceptual image. Computer artwork of a human heart (left) superimposed on an image of an engine (right), representing the physical power needed to pump blood around the body

Heart activity, conceptual artwork C013 / 9981
Heart activity, conceptual computer artwork

Doctor reading a patients notes

Doctor examining an X-ray C013 / 8846
Doctor examining an X-ray

Doctor examining an X-ray C013 / 8845
Doctor examining an X-ray

Doctor holding a blood sample C013 / 8842
Doctor holding a blood sample

Paediatric examination C013 / 8840
Paediatric examination. Doctor talking to a 7-year-old boy

Doctor holding a blood sample C013 / 8841
Doctor holding a blood sample

Paediatric examination C013 / 8838
Paediatric examination. Doctor talking to a 7-year-old boy

Paediatric examination C013 / 8839
Paediatric examination. Doctor talking to a 7-year-old boy

Paediatric examination C013 / 8837
Paediatric examination. Doctor talking to a 7-year-old boy

Paediatric examination C013 / 8833
Paediatric examination. Doctor checking a 7-year-old boys glands to see if they are swollen

Paediatric examination C013 / 8832
Paediatric examination. Doctor checking a 7-year-old boys glands to see if they are swollen

Paediatric examination C013 / 8829
Paediatric examination. Doctor talking to a 7-year-old boy

Paediatric examination C013 / 8831
Paediatric examination. Doctor checking a 7-year-old boys glands to see if they are swollen

Paediatric examination C013 / 8830
Paediatric examination. Doctor checking a 7-year-old boys glands to see if they are swollen

Paediatric examination C013 / 8828
Paediatric examination. Doctor cleaning a wound on the arm of a 3-year-old girl

Paediatric examination C013 / 8825
Paediatric examination. Doctor checking a 3-year-old boys glands to see if they are swollen

Paediatric examination C013 / 8827
Paediatric examination. Doctor talking to a 3-year-old girl

Paediatric examination C013 / 8824
Paediatric examination. Doctor using a stethoscope to listen to a 3-year-old boys lungs. A stethoscope is used to listen to sounds within the body

Paediatric examination C013 / 8826
Paediatric examination. Doctor talking to a 3-year-old girl

Irregular heart beat, conceptual image C013 / 8807
Irregular heart beat, conceptual image. Computer artwork of ECG (electrocardiogram) traces (red) behind a human heart, representing cardiac arrhythmia

Blood pressure measurement C013 / 7569
Blood pressure measurement. Patient having their blood pressure taken at a doctors surgery

Blood pressure measurement C013 / 7568
Blood pressure measurement. Patient having their blood pressure taken at a doctors surgery

Automatic DNA analyser, computer artwork
Instant DNA analysis. Computer artwork of a machine that can instantly analyse DNA samples to warn of genetic diseases

Dental X-ray
MODEL RELEASED. Dental X-ray. Dentist looking at an X-ray of a patients teeth. This is a panoramic wraparound X-ray that shows all the teeth of both the upper and lower jaw

Ultrasound transducer
MODEL RELEASED. Ultrasound transducer. This device emits ultrasonic waves and detects the reflected echoes. The change in frequency is used to build images of the inside of the body

Podiatric ultrasound
MODEL RELEASED. Podiatric ultrasound. Podiatrist performing an ultrasound examination on the sole of a foot. This technique is used to diagnose soft tissue problems in the foot

Studying the brain, conceptual image

Pulse measurement, 14th century artwork
Pulse measurement. 14th century artwork of a doctor measuring a patients pulse. As seen here, the pulse can be taken at the wrist or in the armpit

Patient examination, 14th century artwork
Patient examination. 14th century artwork of a doctor examining a patient by palpation of the abdomen. Artwork from Anathomia (1345), by the Italian anatomist Guido da Vigevano

Hip joint examination
MODEL RELEASED. Hip joint examination. Physiotherapist performing an assessment of the hip joints of a young boy

Knee reflex test
MODEL RELEASED. Knee reflex test. Physiotherapist using a testing mallet to perform a knee reflex test on a young child. The mallet is used to gently tap a specific area just below the childs knee

Cervical spine examination
MODEL RELEASED. Cervical spine examination. Physiotherapist manipulating the cervical (neck) region of a young boys spine, during a spinal examination

Foot and ankle examination
MODEL RELEASED. Foot and ankle examination. Physiotherapist preparing to perform a foot and ankle examination on a young child

Shoulder examination
MODEL RELEASED. Shoulder examination. Physiotherapist manipulating a patients arm during an examination of his shoulder joint. This is known as a glenohumeral examination

Achillies tendon examination
MODEL RELEASED. Achillies tendon examination. Physiotherapist using her hands to examine and treat a patients Achilles tendon

Apleys knee test
MODEL RELEASED. Apleys knee test. Physiotherapist performing an Apleys knee test to assess a patients knee injury

Lachman knee ligament test
MODEL RELEASED. Lachman knee ligament test. Physiotherapist performing a Lachman test on a patients knee ligaments

McMurrays knee joint test
MODEL RELEASED. McMurrays knee joint test. Physiotherapist performing a McMurrays knee joint test on a patient. The McMurray test is designed to assess injuries to the cartilage in the knee

X-ray diagnosis
MODEL RELEASED. X-ray diagnosis. Doctor examining an X-ray of a hand

Radiologist studying an X-ray
MODEL RELEASED. Radiologist studying an X-ray

Studying CT scans
MODEL RELEASED. Studying CT scan. Doctor studying computer tomography (CT) scans of horizontal sections through a patients chest and abdomen

Doctor holding MRI scans
MODEL RELEASED. Doctor holding MRI scans. The scans are sagittal (vertical and sideways) sections through a patients head

Doctor examining MRI scans
MODEL RELEASED. Doctor examining MRI scans. The scans are sagittal (vertical and sideways) sections through a patients head

Radiologists examining an X-ray
MODEL RELEASED. Radiologists studying an X-ray of a patients chest

Doctors examining MRI scans
MODEL RELEASED. Doctors examining MRI scans. The scans are sagittal (side view) sections through a patients head. MRI is an important diagnostic tool that allows imaging of internal structures

Blood pressure measurement

Wrist pulse, 17th century
Wrist pulse. Artwork demonstrating how to take the pulse in the wrist, as depicted by the Chinese

Tuberculosis diagnosis, 19th century

Bone density scanner, composite image
MODEL RELEASED. Bone density scanner. Composite image of a dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanner being used to measure a patients bone mineral density (BMD)

Ultrasound DVT scanning, composite image
MODEL RELEASED. Ultrasound DVT scanning. Composite image of a radiologists hand using an ultrasound transducer to scan a patients leg for a deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

Chest X-ray imaging, composite image. At left a ceiling-mounted X-ray machine is being used to X-ray a patients chest

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"Unveiling the Art of Diagnosing: From Ancient Practices to Modern Techniques" In this captivating image, a young boy can be seen measuring his temperature, symbolizing the timeless pursuit illnesses. The journey of diagnosis dates back centuries, with pioneers like Abulcasis, an Islamic physician who laid the foundation for medical knowledge. The illustration from "The Works of Hippocrates" showcases an oral examination, highlighting how ancient physicians meticulously observed symptoms and signs to unravel mysteries hidden within the human body. Even then, patients would tremble at the hand of doctors as depicted in another intriguing illustration. Did you know that George Washington himself turned into a physician? This engraving reminds us that even great leaders recognized the importance of understanding ailments and providing care. Richard Morton's contribution cannot be overlooked either; he made significant strides in identifying diseases such as tuberculosis. Dental plaque and tartar are also part of this diagnostic puzzle - their presence revealing more than just dental health but potential systemic issues too. Fast forward to modern times where radiologists examine knee MRI scans with precision (C014 / 1300). X-rays have become invaluable tools in detecting throat cancer (X-rays) while Oriental figures from circa 1830 remind us that different cultures had unique approaches to diagnosis (C017 / 0738). Medical alchemists from the 18th century sought answers through experimentation and exploration. Their practices paved the way for advancements we benefit from today. Lastly, a urine diabetes test (C014 / 1231) serves as a reminder that diagnostics extend beyond visual observations – it involves analyzing bodily fluids too. From ancient wisdom to cutting-edge technology, it has evolved immensely over time, and is through these collective efforts that we continue to unlock medical mysteries and provide better care for all.