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English: Original caption: “This picture illustrates the operation of lumbar puncture and the technique in injecting the antimeningitis serum. The patient is lying on his left side over the right side of the bed. His back is bowed by the physician in the middle of the photograph by flexing the hips on his abdomen and bending his head forward. The skin at the site of the operation has been painted with tincture of iodine. The site of the operation is draped off with sterile towels. The needle has been inserted at the level of the crest of the ileum, which is marked with tincture of iodine. The assistant at the head of the patient is taking blood pressure observations. The serum s being injected by gravity.”
Deutsch: Historische Darstellung einer Lumbalpunktion und der anschließenden Antiserum-Gabe bei einem Meningitispatienten
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Source Sophian, Abraham: Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis (1913), St. Louis, C.V Mosby, p. 171 (Scan from archive.org).
Author unknown, maybe L.A. Marty, M.D, Kansas City (author of other photographies in this book)

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current12:03, 15 October 2011Thumbnail for version as of 12:03, 15 October 20111,934 × 1,462 (886 KB)QuibikRemoved the remaining coherent noise using FFT.
00:09, 15 October 2011Thumbnail for version as of 00:09, 15 October 20111,934 × 1,462 (973 KB)JbartaStarting with JP2 original from archive.org, grayscale, reduce regular noise using FFT, minor cleanup.
22:36, 14 October 2011Thumbnail for version as of 22:36, 14 October 20111,942 × 1,479 (968 KB)Polarlys== Summary == {{Information |Description ={{en|1='''Original caption''': “This picture illustrates the operation of lumbar puncture and the technique in injecting the antimeningitis serum. The patient is lying on his left side over the right side of

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