Radiodiagnosis Archives

The Rise and fall of Mass Miniature Radiography (MMR)

By rjoshimgims August 18, 2025Health concepts, Tools in Health

Around 1950s Mass miniature radiography or MMR was a cornerstone of public health screening for Tuberculosis. It was a mobile X-ray unit that roamed villages, towns and cities, photographing the…

Angiography: How did we start seeing our vessels

By rjoshimgims October 22, 2023Medical Diseases, Tools in Health14 Comments

Index Home This year, the technique of angiography will turn 99. The first successful angiography was performed on 28th June 1927. This feat by an Portuguese neurologist Egas Moniz led to…

Medical Imaging: Invisible rays make us see

By rjoshimgims August 28, 2022Tools in Health2 Comments

Index Home It just happened one day Scientists were beginning to discover existence of invisible rays towards the end of 19th century. Physicists of the day, Humphry Davy, Micheal Faraday, Hemholtz…