The Digest: These Mind-Blowing Images of The Human Body Were Made By A New Kind of Scanner

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The Digest: These Mind-Blowing Images of The Human Body Were Made By A New Kind of Scanner
 
by Kristin Houser July 12, 2018 Health & Medicine

THE FAMILY BUSINESS. Phil and Anthony Butler aren’t just father and son. The physics professor and bioengineering professor (respectively) are also business partners. And this week, their company, MARS Bioimaging, unveiled a first-of-its-kind x-ray scanner 10 years in the making.

First, a quick recap of how x-ray imaging works. When x-rays travel through your body, they’re absorbed by denser materials (bones) and pass right through softer ones (muscles and other tissues). The x-rays that pass through unimpeded hit a film on the opposite side of your body. These show up as areas of solid black. The places where the x-rays couldn’t pass through appear solid white.

https://futurism.com/3d-x-rays-medical-scanner/

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Excuse my ignorance, isn't this what we get with MRI's?

[Sanguine]

Excuse my ignorance, isn't this what we get with MRI's?

Maybe you're thinking of CAT scans?  This is an MRI: