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Timeline - The See-through Body – From 1895 to the 1990s
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8 November 1895
X-rays discovered
X-rays are discovered.
January 1896
First use of X-rays
In January in a Berlin Hospital X-rays were used for the first time to treat patients. By the end of the year X-ray technology was being used around the world, including in New Zealand.
1946
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance discovered
Nuclear magnetic resonance discovered.
1955
Ultrasound use investigated
Ian Donald begins to investigate the use of ultrasound to diagnose gynaecological patients.
1957
Fibreoptic endoscope prototype
Basil Hirschowitz develops a prototype of the fibreoptic endoscope.
1958
Ultrasound research published
On the 7 June, Ian Donald publishes the results of his investigations in the Lancet.
1960
First use of endoscope
The first patient is treated with endoscope.
1967
CT scanning conceived
Godfrey Hounsfield conceives the idea for CT scanning.
Early 1970s
NMR cancer detection
Scientists discover that normal and cancerous tissues produce different NMR responses.
1972
CT of brain
First brain CT scan of a patient.
1973
MRI images produced
Paul Lauterbur produces the first magnetic resonance image (MRI).
1977
MRI of human
First MRI of a human by Peter Mansfield.
Early 1980s
MRI in hospitals
MRI scanners are installed in hospitals.
1990s
Routine ultrasound prenatal testing
Ultrasound scanning has become a routine procedure in pregnancy.
