Dr. Kai-hung Fung, a radiologist at the Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Hong Kong, uses a new medium to depict the human body as an art form: computed tomography (CT) scans. His works consists of digitalized manipulated CT scans from former patients.
This scan titled “What Lies Behind Our Nose” was tied for first place in the 2007 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. The image is of a 33-year old women who was diagnosed with thyroid disease. Dr. Fung explains why he chose her for the scan: “[she had] a very straight nasal septum and wavy maxillary sinuses; … the anatomy was exceptionally beautiful.”
“Network” is a transverse image of one of his patient’s head. The digitalized image displays the complex vascular networks of the brain (in dark blue).
“Nose From the Inside” shows the left nostril (dark spaces), the nasal septum (on the right) and its bony structure (in red).
Using medical diagnostic techniques for the sake of art is nothing new. Artists Satre Stuelke and Nick Veasey also utilize this innovative method.
