Mirrored Visions: Ancient China's Prescient Notions of Medical Tech Ancient Chinese texts reveal a concept that eerily foreshadows our modern understanding of diagnostic imaging.
The "immortal mirror," a mystical stone said to display internal organs, shares an uncanny similarity with the CT scans we rely on today.
The Duyang Miscellaneous Records, a 7th century text from the Tang dynasty, describes this enigmatic object as a polished stone found in the southwest of an unnamed land.