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¹Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Institut für Geschichte der Medizin und Pharmazie, Kiel.

Berichte Zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte|January 1, 1993

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Summary

For 150 years, medicine relied on graphic registration and clinical images. A 19th-century shift to experimental medicine viewed the organism physically, equating recorded data with internal processes, impacting diagnostics and illness understanding.

Area of Science:

Medical history
History of science
Biomedical visualization

Context:

Medicine's reliance on graphic registration and clinical images for over 150 years.
Emergence of experimental and physical medicine concepts in the mid-19th century.
Shift in scientific perspective towards viewing the organism as a research object.

Purpose:

To explore the historical evolution of medical visualization techniques.
To analyze the impact of a physical, experimental approach to medicine.
To understand how visualization influenced medical diagnostics, therapeutics, and illness comprehension.

Summary:

The mid-19th century marked a paradigm shift with the rise of experimental medicine.
Scientists began conceptualizing the organism through a more physical lens.
Graphic registration methods were increasingly seen as direct representations of internal organic processes.

Impact:

Visualization principles profoundly influenced diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
Comprehension of illness was reshaped by the ability to graphically represent bodily functions.
This era laid the groundwork for modern evidence-based and data-driven medical practices.

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