Imaging Evolution Timeline

By jtay9928

  • X-Ray is invented by Wilhelm Roentegn

    X-Ray is invented by Wilhelm Roentegn
    Roentgen accidentally discovered x-rays when testing whether cathode rays could pass through glass. He later found that the x-ray passes through human tissue, but bones would still be visible. The x-ray soon spread world-wide

  • NMR

    NMR
    Nuclear Magnetic Resonance is discovered by Edward Purcell and Felix Bloch

  • Ultrasound

    Ultrasound
    Ian Donald discovered the ultrasound from 1955-1956

  • Endoscope

    Endoscope
    Fiber-optic endoscope is invented by Basil Hirschowitz

  • Computed Tomography

    Computed Tomography
    CT scanning idea conceived by Godfrey Hounsfield

  • MRI

    MRI
    Magnetic resonance image invented by Paul Lauterbur

  • PET

    PET
    Position emission tomography camera by Michael Phelps and Edward J Hoffman

  • Colored x-ray scanner

    Colored x-ray scanner
    University of Canterbury built color x-ray scanner.