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Fifty Years Ago, the First CT Scan Let Doctors See Inside a Living Skull | Innovation| Smithsonian Magazine
![AuntMinnie.com on Twitter: "An EMI Mark I CT scanner circa 1973, from the Centennial Showcase exhibit at #RSNA14. #radiology http://t.co/WJ7spy6DGU" / Twitter AuntMinnie.com on Twitter: "An EMI Mark I CT scanner circa 1973, from the Centennial Showcase exhibit at #RSNA14. #radiology http://t.co/WJ7spy6DGU" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3vw7EAIIAAMBRL.jpg)
AuntMinnie.com on Twitter: "An EMI Mark I CT scanner circa 1973, from the Centennial Showcase exhibit at #RSNA14. #radiology http://t.co/WJ7spy6DGU" / Twitter
![A computed tomography scanner which was developed by EMI, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MDC-UK010-003-00801 | agefotostock A computed tomography scanner which was developed by EMI, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MDC-UK010-003-00801 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/0c0f18c263f2c43616fa112612ff0716/mdc-uk010-003-00801.jpg)
A computed tomography scanner which was developed by EMI, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MDC-UK010-003-00801 | agefotostock
![Elliot K Fishman / CTisus.com on Twitter: "The first scanner was created in 1971 by EMI and is presenting in Science Museum in London. https://t.co/vQwxN9m3El https://t.co/Pl2OsTC7cA" / Twitter Elliot K Fishman / CTisus.com on Twitter: "The first scanner was created in 1971 by EMI and is presenting in Science Museum in London. https://t.co/vQwxN9m3El https://t.co/Pl2OsTC7cA" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FO3UpQPWUAwFouN.jpg:large)