From owner-diagnost@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Mon Apr 2 12:21:18 2001 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAECC17AF3 for ; Mon, 2 Apr 2001 12:21:14 +0100 (BST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41F2917A5E for ; Mon, 2 Apr 2001 12:21:08 +0100 (BST) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id 4508117AF3; Mon, 2 Apr 2001 12:20:10 +0100 (BST) To: diagnost@net.bio.net Newsgroups: bionet.diagnostics From: Your@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk, Name@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk, [mailto:cricket@proaxis.com]@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Subject: porphyria Message-Id: <20010402112010.4508117AF3@mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk> Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 12:20:10 +0100 (BST) Sender: owner-diagnost@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Does anyone know how to test for porphyria fluorescence in urine or blood with a black light bulb? From owner-diagnost@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Fri Apr 6 12:50:59 2001 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48F2617AD3 for ; Fri, 6 Apr 2001 12:50:58 +0100 (BST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id C173F17B36 for ; Fri, 6 Apr 2001 12:50:56 +0100 (BST) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id 5220F17AD3; Fri, 6 Apr 2001 12:50:53 +0100 (BST) To: diagnost@net.bio.net Newsgroups: bionet.diagnostics From: nobody@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk, [mailto:nobody@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk]@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk, On@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk, Behalf@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk, Of@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Subject: Is there some way I can use a regular pc + scanner to make Message-Id: <20010406115053.5220F17AD3@mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 12:50:53 +0100 (BST) Sender: owner-diagnost@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Please see above.. I would like to have some form of my sheets of ct scans to share with those interested helping me with a deeper understanding of the diagnosis of an illness I am copeing with. Just laying the pics on the flat bed scanner has not produced a useable image - (far too dark - no real resoloution - digital correction not effective etc. I suspect the light source of aregular scanner is not ok - ie that the light source needs to be above the sheets of x-ray/ct pic material - and not below it or...?) rb --- From owner-diagnost@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Mon Apr 9 11:46:21 2001 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B41917B02 for ; Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:46:20 +0100 (BST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE5B117AD1 for ; Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:46:18 +0100 (BST) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id A381117B20; Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:46:15 +0100 (BST) To: diagnost@net.bio.net Newsgroups: bionet.diagnostics From: news@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk, [mailto:news@theplanet.net]@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk, On@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk, Behalf@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk, Of@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk, David@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk, A@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk, C@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk, Jones@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Subject: Re: porphyria Message-Id: <20010409104615.A381117B20@mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk> Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:46:15 +0100 (BST) Sender: owner-diagnost@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk You can buy light sources for some scanners that will provide a light from the top but they can be expensive. These are generally used to scan slides but will work for film as well. You could use an array of mirrors to reflect light back down into the scanner, but in my experience this does not work particularly well. Your best bet is to invest in a slide scanning attachment for your scanner, if there is one, or get yourself a brand new state of the art scanner which includes the slide/film scanner with light source from top. Best of Luck David A C Jones www.dacjones.co.uk wrote in message news:9a9n99$e5$1@mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk... > > Does anyone know how to test for porphyria fluorescence in urine or > blood with a black light bulb? >