RT Journal
T1 MEdical museum technology
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1959
FD September 26
VO 171
IS 4
SP 493
OP 493
DO 10.1001/jama.1959.03010220117032
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1959.03010220117032
AB The term "medical museum technology" is defined by the authors to comprise the preservation of all forms of tissue for teaching purposes or research. The first part of the book is historical, dealing with early methods of preparation and preservation of tissues. The collections of Alexander Monro, John Hunter, Thomas Pole, and F. J. Knox are described. Many of the early medical museums dealt with natural history, medicine sometimes being incidental. With the discovery of formalin preservation, new impetus was given to the preservation of tissue. The last part of the book is devoted to detailed methods used by the authors for the preservation of specimens, including liquid mounting, color injection, the use of plastics, maceration and articulation of bones, the preparation of casts, and the making of transparencies. A final chapter deals with the organization of a modern medical museum for teaching purposes. This book should be of interest