Frontiers of Medicine (Pilot Program), 1999-12-01T00:00:00+00:00
Scope and Contents
Frontiers of Medicine - 19 year old with life threatening heart defect, new method of mamography that has better results, virtual reality surgery; Hosted by Dr Louis Sullivan. Rare tumor on 19 year old's heart, chemotherapy didn't work, surgery to remove heart, remove tumor and reimplant heart, first successful auto-transplantation of heart; Mamography to catch breast cancer early - new technique; Virtual reality surgery to train surgeons.
Dates
- Creation: 1999-12-01T00:00:00+00:00
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 60 Box (Each box contains a variety of formats video and/or audio media. These include cassette tapes, BetaCam videos, or VHS tapes. )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the NHGRI Human Genome Project (HGP) Archive Repository
Building 31, Room 4B09
31 Center Drive, MSC 2152
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda Maryland 20892 USA
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