Getting to Know Me from the Inside Out

I think I’ve figured out what’s wrong with my lungs: they’re turning into a broccoli patch.

Out of curiosity, I wanted to see what my CT scans actually look like. I used the image files from my last PET/CT and found an open-source program called 3D Slicer that can read and visualize medical data. After a full day of tinkering with it, I managed to create the piece of art below—clear evidence of a full-scale broccoli invasion in my chest.

When Sheryl saw the clip, she said, “It’s getting me to know you like never before—connecting with you from the inside out.”

If you’d like a T-shirt featuring one of my scans—or if you have your own CTs you’d like to turn into modern art—let me know. And if you’d like to adopt this idea for a startup—something along the lines of Iris Photography, but with CT scans—go ahead. I’d love to see you pitch it on Dragons’ Den, trying to convince them that broccoli belongs in the chest cavity.