A Radiologist's Art in CT Images

Abstract

The story of medical imaging starts on 8 Nov, 1895, when Wilhelm Conrad RA¶ntgen accidentally discovered X rays. Since then it has undergone great technological advancements helping physicians create images of the human body to reveal, diagnose, or examine disease (X-ray, n.d). CT scans combine the use of computers and x-rays to create virtual 'slices' of what is inside our body without cutting it open. Earlier many diseases could only be confirmed at autopsy. In 2010, more than 5 billion medical imaging studies were completed done worldwide (X-ray computed tomography, n.d).