http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5100006.html
Houston Chronicle
31 Aug 2007
Zoo always gets this big request
By SALATHEIA BRYANT
[...] But perhaps one of the most unusual and persistent requests comes from physicians, or patients, who hope to borrow the [Houston] zoo's MRI or CT scanners to examine obese people.
It's a long-standing urban legend that zoos have jumbo versions of such equipment to help diagnose illnesses in elephants and other huge creatures. But, to the disappointment of some doctors, zoo officials must tell them they have no such device. [...]
Houston Chronicle
31 Aug 2007
Zoo always gets this big request
By SALATHEIA BRYANT
[...] But perhaps one of the most unusual and persistent requests comes from physicians, or patients, who hope to borrow the [Houston] zoo's MRI or CT scanners to examine obese people.
It's a long-standing urban legend that zoos have jumbo versions of such equipment to help diagnose illnesses in elephants and other huge creatures. But, to the disappointment of some doctors, zoo officials must tell them they have no such device. [...]
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