Comments on: Right hindlimb of giraffe ready for CT scan! http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/03/right-hindlimb-of-giraffe-ready-for-ct-scan-2/ Treasures that scientists keep on ice Wed, 22 May 2013 08:49:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: John of the Freezers http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/03/right-hindlimb-of-giraffe-ready-for-ct-scan-2/#comment-272 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:39:05 +0000 http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/03/right-hindlimb-of-giraffe-ready-for-ct-scan/#comment-272 In case you’re late to the party, and hungry for more giraffe-tastic images, don’t miss Heinrich Mallison’s dinosaurpaleo blog entries on the dissection of these ‘celebrity limbs’– (in reverse chronological order)
1. http://dinosaurpalaeo.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/mammal-monday-18-out-of-johns-freezer-again-non-gore-pics/
2. http://dinosaurpalaeo.wordpress.com/2012/04/05/giraffe-dissection-4-still-more-front-limb/
3. http://dinosaurpalaeo.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/giraffe-dissection-3-that-front-limb-aint-done-yet/
4. http://dinosaurpalaeo.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/giraffe-dissection-2-more-of-the-front-limb/
5. http://dinosaurpalaeo.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/mammal-monday-17-coming-to-you-out-of-johns-freezer/

]]> By: John of the Freezers http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/03/right-hindlimb-of-giraffe-ready-for-ct-scan-2/#comment-271 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:31:21 +0000 http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/03/right-hindlimb-of-giraffe-ready-for-ct-scan/#comment-271 …and the giraffe legs are now giving the elephant guts a run for their money as viral images, thanks to Andrew Sullivan at the Daily Beast: http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/04/when-giraffes-get-a-ct-scan.html

]]> By: Mammal Monday 17 coming to you out of John’s Freezer | dinosaurpalaeo http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/03/right-hindlimb-of-giraffe-ready-for-ct-scan-2/#comment-124 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:42:11 +0000 http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/03/right-hindlimb-of-giraffe-ready-for-ct-scan/#comment-124 [...] doing part of that research, on specimens John previously CT-scanned. He has a bunch of posts up: 1, 2, 3, 4. What we are doing is a detailed dissection of giraffe legs. Not something I’d trust [...]

]]> By: Heinrich Mallison http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/03/right-hindlimb-of-giraffe-ready-for-ct-scan-2/#comment-15 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:01:08 +0000 http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/03/right-hindlimb-of-giraffe-ready-for-ct-scan/#comment-15 well, you’re beating a lot of radiologists hands down ;)

]]> By: John of the Freezers http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/03/right-hindlimb-of-giraffe-ready-for-ct-scan-2/#comment-14 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:55:19 +0000 http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/03/right-hindlimb-of-giraffe-ready-for-ct-scan/#comment-14 Bah, I’m no wizard; CT is easy once you know the basics! I do run the scanner myself, but I could train someone up to my level in <1 hr.

Now MRI… that's wizardry!

]]> By: Heinrich Mallison http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/03/right-hindlimb-of-giraffe-ready-for-ct-scan-2/#comment-13 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:53:31 +0000 http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/03/right-hindlimb-of-giraffe-ready-for-ct-scan/#comment-13 I’m one of the lucky guys who get to work on this, and let me tell you: when I saw the first slices of these scans my jaw dropped! John, you’re a CT wizard!

]]> By: John of the Freezers http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/03/right-hindlimb-of-giraffe-ready-for-ct-scan-2/#comment-6 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:42:01 +0000 http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/03/right-hindlimb-of-giraffe-ready-for-ct-scan/#comment-6 Ahh there will be plenty of scanner-free posts to come! :)
Scanning the frozen beasties is usually the first step I take before cutting into them. I like to preserve all the 3D data I can, and have the luxury of easy scanner access, so it would be naughty of me not to!

]]> By: Mike Taylor http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/03/right-hindlimb-of-giraffe-ready-for-ct-scan-2/#comment-5 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:36:54 +0000 http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/03/right-hindlimb-of-giraffe-ready-for-ct-scan/#comment-5 Should be called “What’s in John’s Scanner” :-)

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