Star Trek: The Next Generation/Headscratchers: Difference between revisions

* In "Suspicions", Crusher's Ferengi scientist friend supposedly commits suicide, but obviously that's not true. Crusher wants to do an autopsy to prove it, but that would be against his family's wishes. She does it anyway, and finds nothing. Why did she ever resort to that in the first place? Did she forget about all the super-advanced medical equipment that can provide hyper-detailed imaging of the entire body and its internal structure? It's not like she needs a direct look at his organs. We've seen sensors identify scarring from surgical procedures on bone tissue. Are dead people impervious to sensors or something?

** Sometimes yes. Depends on the sensors. And the species. And the state of the body. Also remember that for as advanced as the Enterprise-D's sensors are, the sort of deep tissue scanning technology with intensive proper displays that you're thinking of would not be shown until ''Voyager'', which was state of the art at the time it left spacedock.

 

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