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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Invention of the Week: Albert Macovski: Medical Imaging Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the work done by Albert Macovski, which included the development of digital radiography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and learn how these inventions impact the medical world.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Do We Study Living Brains?

For Students 9th - 10th
How do we study living brains without harming their owners? Elizabeth Waters and John Borghi explain how EEGs, fMRIs, and PETs work.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Using the Right Hand Rule

For Students 9th - 10th
Physicists use a hand mnemonic known as the right-hand rule to help remember the direction of magnetic forces. The right-hand rule is based on the underlying physics that relates magnetic fields and the forces that they exert on moving...
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National Academy of Engineering

Health Technologies Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a timeline of important medical inventions of the 20th century. Inventions include the first electrocardiograph, the first kidney dialysis machine, the first plastic contact lens, and the first artificial heart.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: 21st Century Medicine: Image Guided Surgery

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Investigate the science and medical diagnostic uses of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology. Perform experiments to observe how magnetic properties can be induced, and measure the force of temporary magnets.
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National Institutes of Health

Nidcd: Meniere's Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
In a short overview of the disease, this site analyzes what Meniere's Disease is, what procedures are provided by doctors for the disease, and what updates are available on the subject of treatment.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Raymond v. Damadian: Mri

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Raymond V. Damadian, inventor of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and learn how the MRI has impacted the field of medicine.