Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-07 | Page 4 | Movies of Heart Action Taken through Chest

Movies of oj Heart Action Taken Through Chest ChestA A way of making a window in the chest wall so that the action of the heart and lungs can be watched and even recorded on moving picture film has been devised by Professor Walter L. L Mendenhall of at Boston university An important feature of the new procedure is that after the window has been made and the windowpane of at clear photographic film fUm inserted artificial respiration can be dispensed with and the heart and lung action can then be watched In normally breathing animals The window known in scientific circles as a thoracic window because it opens into the thoracic or chest cavity was devised primarily as an anaid anaid anaid aid to students It also makes possible possible pos pos- sible direct observation of at the effect on heart and lungs of at various drugs such as stimulants and tonics This may make it a great aid to research It may even be possible to use the window for ultraviolet light treatment treat treat- ment meat Professor Mendenhall suggested suggest suggest- ed In his report to the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine This might be done by putting a quartz window in the chest over the diseased area