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Timeline - The See-Through Body – From 1895 to the 1990s
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8 November 1895:
X-rays are discovered.
January 1896:
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 New Zealand.
1946:
Nuclear resonance discovered.
1955:
Ian Donald begins to investigate the use of ultrasound to diagnose gynaecological patients.
1957:
Basil Hirschowitz develops a prototype of the firbreoptic endoscope.
7 June 1958:
Ian Donald publishes the results of his investigations in the Lancet.
1960:
The first patient is treated with endoscope.
1967:
Godfrey Hounsfield conceives the idea for CT scanning.
Early 1970s:
Scientists discover that normal and cancerous tissues produce different NMR responses.
1972:
First brain CT scan of a patient.
1973:
Paul Lauterbur produces the first magnetic resonance image (MRI).
1977:
First MRI of a human by Peter Mansfield.
Early 1980s:
MRI scanners are installed in hospitals.
1990s:
Ultrasound scanning has become a routine procedure in pregnancy.