Because whole body CT and MRI screening are relatively new concepts, most occurring on a private pay or self-referral basis, limited data have been collected comparing the 2 methods.
Columbkille was born as Colm, meaning dove, in Donegal, Ireland in 521 A.D. to a family of Irish aristocracy. Since he was a direct descendant of Niall of the Nine Hostages, Columba was part of a lineage of kings who had ruled Ireland for six centuries.
Skellig Michael, also called Great Skellig, is the larger of the two Skellig Islands, 11.6 kilometres west of the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. A Gaelic Christian monastery was founded on the island at some point between the 6th and 8th century and remained continuously occupied until it was abandoned in the late 12th century. The remains of the monastery, and most of the island, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.