Diagnosing in art

Radiologia (Engl Ed). 2019 Jan-Feb;61(1):60-65. doi: 10.1016/j.rx.2018.05.003. Epub 2018 Jul 11.
[Article in English, Spanish]

Abstract

The aim of this article is to present an appealing tool for teaching breast imaging that uses the muses of Renaissance and Baroque artists. The examples described here show how medicine and art can be combined to arouse interest in newcomers to breast imaging.

Keywords: Art; Arte; Breast disease; Diagnosis; Diagnóstico; Educación; Education; Neurociencia; Neuroscience; Patología mamaria.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Breast Diseases / diagnosis*
  • History, 16th Century
  • History, 17th Century
  • Humans
  • Mammography
  • Medicine in the Arts*
  • Paintings* / history