Imaging Prostate Cancer Using Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Past, Present, and Future

Medical imaging is ubiquitous in modern patient care. Its history, however, can be traced back as far as the 19th century. Wilhelm R öntgen first described the ability to identify the bony structures of the hand at the University of Würzberg in 1894, with his subsequent work earning him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 and spurring a new era in medical technology.1 Though the magnetic properties of protons had been known sinc e the 1940s, it would be decades until such technology could be harnessed for the benefit of patients.

Source: Seminars in Roentgenology - April 25, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Matthew Kasson, Michael Ortman, Krishnanath Gaitonde, Sadhna Verma, Abhinav Sidana Source Type: research