Thread by @mmahesh1

MP: You asked me “why I need to look at patients. from multiple angles, isn’t that waste of energy?”
IM: Yes doc, it’s been bothering me, the math didn’t help me much.
MP: That’s why when I was visiting @SaguaroNPS & saw so many varieties of 🌵, it dawned on me how to tell

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IM: Go ahead doc, how?
Don’t waste my time.
I have “X-rays to take places to go”

MP: Ok, look at the attached #Saguaro #Cactus

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IM: Ok, I see it
MP: how many arms this giant cactus has?
IM: I see 5 arms
MP: Ok, now see attached set of 3 images taken from different directions
IM: Hey doc, r u trying to fool me. These have more arms?
MP: No, it is just that same plant is seen from 3 different directions
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MP: That’s why, if you want to see anything inside a patient without cutting them. We ask you to take pictures from different directions & people like us reconstruct image.
IM: it makes so much sense doc, seeing the same plant from just 3 angles, I could count the total arms.
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IM: Clever doc, not bad for a physicist to explain me with photos of #cactus plant. No wonder u guys are called “nerds”
MP: Why are u reminding me of my high school days
IM: I was just kidding doc. Thanks for explaining me in simple terms. Glad you visited @SaguaroNPS

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