Both ultrasound and X-rays are used in medical diagnosis. We look at the differences in their physical properties and the applications differences between the two as applied in medical diagnosis.
Table 1: Physical Property differences between Ultrasound and X-rays
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X-rays were discovered accidentally by the Germany Physicist William Roentgen in 1895, while experimenting with electron beams in a gas discharge tube. He discovered that a screen in the laboratory started glowing when the electron tube … Read More
Diagnostic techniques are investigations and tests performed on patients with the intention to identify the cause of illness. The ultrasound is sonic energy at frequencies above the audible range. The most widely used applications of ultrasound in diagnostic medicine involve … Read More
