Survival rates for sepsis depend on the patient's underlying medical conditions, how quickly the diagnosis is made, the organism that causes the infection, and the patient's age. People at Risk for Sepsis
The first image scanner developed for use with a computer was a drum scanner. It was built in 1957 at the US National Bureau of Standards by a team led by Russell A. Kirsch. The first image ever scanned on this machine was a 5 cm square photograph of Kirsch's then-three-month-old son, Walden.
Developed in 1975, the PET scan is a diagnostic tool that allows doctors to picture of how the cells in your body are working and to detect abnormalities. You may not have heard as much about PET scans as you have about MRIs and CT scans.