Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen set the field of radiology ablaze back in 1895 with his discovery of x-rays
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Although ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear medicine are digital, they have been displayed in analogue format in the form of films. Other modalities like digital radiography units and scanning of conventional films (computed radiography) are accepted technologies with resolution similar to the conventional film/screen. This advancement in technology is criticized as it allows image manipulation.
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