Mummified hand. Coloured angiogram of an embalmed hand, showing the preserved and intact blood vessels. An angiogram is produced by taking an X- ray o

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Mummified hand. Coloured angiogram of an embalmed hand, showing the preserved and intact blood vessels. An angiogram is produced by taking an X- ray of tissue containing blood vessels filled with a radio-contrast substance, such as barium sulphate.

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Photo credit: © D. ROBERTS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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