What can be done?

      Digital images are not just another medium, but an entirely different genre of flexibility. The question is not what can be done, it is what do you want done. Does digital imaging have it's limitations? Of course it does, but not in the conventional way that one thinks of limitations. 

    Example:  Most published images are in C(cyan) M(magenta) Y(yellow) K(black) ink. Due to ink and printer impurities the image will not come out as precise as viewed. Instead of accepting this flaw, one can switch to R(red) G(green) B(blue) mode. As you know, retinal cones are sensitive to red, green and blue. Scanners capture information by measuring how much RGB light is reflected off of the original image and computer monitors display information by shining RGB light into your eyes. By switching the image from CMYK to RGB you have pushed the envelope back a little further.

   Example 1: A digital camera was used to photograph this x-ray.

  Example 2: This image was taken intra-operatively.

Amalgamating various contrast levels reveal so much more.

Example 3: The x-ray from above can be separated or converted into a drawing.