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first x-ray picture
A physicist , Wilhelm conrad Rontgen takes the first X-ray picture ever showing a picture of his wifes skeletal composition of her hand. https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/history-of-medical-imaging -
The Kodack Brownie Camera
http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3753Estaman creates this camera for only $1 and 15 cents a roll . DUring tis time, phototography is inexpencive. within the first year !50,000 cameras were sold. -
hot cathode x-ray tube
William Coolidge creates the hot cathode x-ray tube this improves the x-ray's visualization. <a href='http://https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/history-of-
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mammography
Albert Soloman, an athologist, uses an X-ray machine to make images of over 3,000 specimens. Mamography is the result, and has been used for tools to detect breast cancer. http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3753Mammography reasearch -
Hydrophone
A professor and physicist, Paul Langevinm with the help of Constantin Chilowsky developes the hydrophone. This was used during the World War I as well as in locating icebergs. http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3753 -
ventriculography
Walter Dandy, an american neurosurgeon and scientist developed ventriculography. This made imaging of the heart possible. http://web.megascancenters.com/en/research -
tomography
Andre' Bocage a french scientist , created the first tomography .which was used to do imaging of the body-section eventually leading to technology used for deep tissue imaging. http://web.megascancenters.com/en/research -
Cerebral Angiography
Egas Moniz , a Portuguses Neurologist suceeded in creating cerebral angiography.
this development allowed for an x-ray examination of brain vessels using contrast media http://web.megascancenters.com/en/research -
electron microscope
A nelectrical engineer, Ernst Ruska, working with Max Kroll builds an electron microscope. This is the first instrument to provide a better definition than a light microscope.
These microscopes can view objects as small as an atom. http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3753 -
Practical radar
A scientist, Sir Robert Watson-Watt creates the first practical radar. this is for radio detection.
This was used in worl war II to detect incoming Aircraft And provide information on bombers. http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3753 -
Resonant Cavity Magnetron
Henry Boot and John Randall developed the Resonant Cavity Magnitron. This was capable of generating high frequency radio pulses and was used during World War II. http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3753 -
Radar storm detection
A scientest, Christian Doppler, creates this to detect storms. This occurs when a moving object nears or passes. http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3753 -
NMR spectroscopy
Felix Blotch and Edwars Purcell invented Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscapy by using magnets to take pictures of living beings. https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/history-of-medical-imaging -
X-ray crystallography
Rosalind Franklen creates this to obtain clear X-rays to reveal helical structure of DNA molecules. http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3753 -
scintillation camera
Cassen assembeled an automated, motor-driven scanning system to image thyroid glands. http://web.megascancenters.com/en/research -
Hysterosonography
Ian Donald created the first ultrasound capable of veiwing the human fetus
The ultrasound was done on the uterus during pregnancy. http://web.megascancenters.com/en/research -
Selective Coronary Angiography
Mason Sones began development of Selective Coronary Angiography. It allowed them to selectively visualize vessels and arteries. http://web.megascancenters.com/en/research -
Gamma Camera
Hal Anger, American Electrical Engineer and Biophysicist, created the Gamma Camera that could show the metabolic processes (processes necessary for life). It used gamma radiation to image activity within a living body. [>http://web.megascancenters.com/en/research ](http://>http://web.megascancenters.com/en/research </a>)</a>
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ultrasound
A professor, Ian Donald, developed ultrasound for a tool in obstetrics and Gyecology.
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Breast Xerography
Wolf and Ruzicka invented the Breast Xerography, which provided images of breast tissue, used to detect cancer. The process used an electrostatic charge which could be printed. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/xerographyhttp://web.magascancenters.com/en/research -
PET transverse section instrument
http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3753Sy Rankowitz and James Robertson invent the first Position Emission Tomography Transive section instrument . for medical diagnosis -
Prototype CT scanner
https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/history-of-medical-imaging Godfrey Hounsdield creates The original CT project in London UK -
the first clinical CT head scan
https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/history-of-medical-imaging An engineer , Sir Godfey Hounsfield uses his prototype head scanner for the first time -
Cat Scan
http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3753An engineer, godfrey Houndfield created the computerized axial tomography scanner. this combines many X-ray images to generate across sectionized veiws ans 3D images of internal organs and structures to guide the placement of treatments
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First body CT scan
First body scan ever to be performed. https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/history-of-medical-imaging -
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) System
M. M. Ter-Pogossian and M. E. Phelps invented the PET system. This technique used both nuclear medicine and tomography. It produced three-dimensional images of body functions. http://web.megascancenters.com/en/research -
First MRI full body scan
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Echo plannar imaging
http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3753This is used to perform Real-time imaging of a single cardiac cycle
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hubble space Telescope
http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3753The telescope goes into orbit for space-based obvervatory -
spacecraft immaging
http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3753NASA launches the first RObotic spacecraft
for solar system exploration
