William Rockin, the German man whose name I probably just mispronounced in 1895 discovered and named x-rays after x because it was an unknown ray for radiation made the first medical x-rays of his wife's hand. Thomas Edison was quoted in 1905 as saying, quote, don't talk to me about x-rays. I am afraid of them. Greg wants to know, where are we with 3D printing and AI integration as tools for radiology today? Like, how much improvement in medical imaging technology can we expect within the next couple of years?
Hey, kiddo, it's what's INSIDE that matters -- like your guts and bones and squishy brain and intestines and stuff. Meet Dr. Varshana Gurusamy: diagnostic radiology resident, Texan and amazing person with great stories. You'll learn the difference between an MRI and an ultrasound, between a CT scan and a CAT scan and why you should not put big things in orifices that you might not be able to retrieve them unaided. You'll want to hug a radiologist ... as soon as they take their lead gonad shield off.
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