Laboratory Imaging & Photography

Chapter 2Human Vision and Percetion

 

 

This photograph features an adult human brain removed during autopsy. The photograph was made in 2000 for illustrative purposes in the hospital mortuary. Image courtesy of Amanda Rebbechi, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

Sometimes overlooked in conversations about imaging is the influence that a human operator plays in the process and ultimately in an imaging outcome. While not a part of the tools, hardware, or software components of an imaging system, the human observer must achieve distinct vision and develop a high skill level in observation that will influence outcomes from start to ...