See-Through Body - Local navigation

User tools

See-Through Body

Looking inside medical imaging

Finding out what’s happening inside is a critical part of diagnosing disease and injury. New and evolving medical imaging technologies show us fascinating perspectives inside the human body.

Learn more about this context »

Finding your way around

There are several different ways to discover the site's resources and their related content, along with ideas for grouping them for teaching opportunities:

  • The collections contain groups of related resources about the See-Through Body.
  • The Connections tool is a visual interactive pathway to discovering the resources and related content for the See-Through Body.

Collections | Connections


  • FEATURED ITEMS

    Digital camera technology

    Digital camera technology is useful for imaging inside and outside the body, and includes endoscopy, capsule endoscopy and digital image-based elasto-tomography (DIET).

    Read more »

  • FEATURED ITEMS

    X-ray imaging

    X-rays have particular uses when looking inside the body, and work best showing hard tissues like bones. They were first discovered in the 19th century.

    Read more »

  • FEATURED ITEMS

    Improving breast cancer detection

    Dr Eli Van Houten and his team at the University of Canterbury are researching different non-invasive methods to detect breast cancer that are more accurate and less painful than feeling for lumps...

    Read more »

  • FEATURED ITEMS

    Does medical imaging improve healthcare?

    Medical imaging is an area that is continuing to develop and grow in healthcare, but it has disadvantages along with its advantages.

    Read more »

  • FEATURED ITEMS

    Maggie-Lee Huckabee

    Based at the Van der Veer Institute for Parkinson’s & Brain Research in Christchurch, Maggie-Lee uses the latest technologies such as endoscopy, MRI, EEG and small pressure sensors called...

    Read more »

FEATURED MEDIA

Heart interactive

In this interactive activity, the parts of the human heart are identified through an...

Collections

NZ Research

NZ Research collection.
NZ Research collection.

This collection provides information about the work of New Zealand’s world-class science and technology sectors in relation to the...

Science Ideas and Concepts

Science Ideas and Concepts collection.
Science Ideas and Concepts collection.

Scientific study requires a basic knowledge and understanding of ideas and concepts. This collection explains the ideas that are...

Looking closer

Looking closer collection.
Looking closer collection.

This collection contains a wide variety of resources and information about the See-Through Body, which supports the resources in the...

People

People collection.
People collection.

This collection introduces some of the people working or studying in the areas explored in the See-Through Body. Click on a name to find...

Teaching and Learning Approaches

Teaching and Learning Approaches collection.
Teaching and Learning Approaches collection.

Student activities are the main feature of this collection, along with a variety of resources for teachers to use in exploring the...

Timeline

Timeline collection.
Timeline collection.

An interactive look at some of the historical aspects of the See-Through body.

Question Bank

Question Bank collection.
Question Bank collection.

An inquiry approach is a method often used in science education. The question bank provides an initial list of questions about the...

Key Terms

Key Terms collection.
Key Terms collection.

This resource provides explanations of the key concepts encountered when exploring the See-Through Body – the ‘basics’ that every...

Sci Media

Sci Media collection.
Sci Media collection.

This collection is where you can find all the images, animations and video clips that relate to the See-Through Body.