Photos may not be used without written permission of Alcor.

To request permission to reproduce these photographs, please contact Alcor’s Marketing Director, Marji Klima (). The photographs may not be retouched, cropped, or altered, and must include a caption with the statement, “Photo courtesy of Alcor Life Extension Foundation.” Cropping or other alteration is only permitted with permission of Alcor.

The photos are 300 dpi in high quality jpeg format. Dimensions given are approximate. Clicking on the small photo will open the larger photo in your browser.

The Alcor building in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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7 inches x 2.5 inches 300 dpi

The Alcor operating room, ready to receive a patient.
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7.5 inches x 5.6 inches 300 dpi

Another view of the Alcor operating theater.
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6.3 inches x 8.0 inches 300 dpi

A contract surgeon performs initial procedures to gain access to a patient’s vasculature. This will enable perfusion with a cryoprotectant solution to inhibit ice formation during subsequent cooling to storage temperature.
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8.5 inches x 6.4 inches, 1.4 MB

A computer running LabView software displays parameters such as temperature, flow rate, and pressure during cryoprotective perfusion of a neuropatient.
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5.4 inches x 5.1 inches 300 dpi

Another view of the surgical procedure.
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4.7 inches x 5.4 inches 300 dpi

A neuropatient, previously installed in a small cylindrical container, is placed in a neuropod which is lowered into its central position among four wholebody pods, all of which are immersed in liquid nitrogen. The mist forms as water vapor in the air is chilled by nitrogen vapor.
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4.3 inches x 6.8 inches 300 dpi

This “Bigfoot” Dewar is custom-designed to contain four wholebody patients and five neuropatients immersed in liquid nitrogen at -196 degrees Celsius. The Dewar is an insulated container which consumes no electric power. Liquid nitrogen is added periodically to replace the small amount that evaporates.
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5.5 inches x 10.9 inches 300 dpi

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