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You Won't Believe How Accurate GE's New CT Scanner Is

Posted December 14, 2013 3:37 PM

From Gizmodo:

Even after 40 years of service, X-ray computed tomography (better known as CT scans) can be a challenge to capture. If the patient moves even a nudge, the image will come out blurry. But with GE's new Revolution CT, doctors will be able to image the entirety of your innards in the span of a single heartbeat. Literally.

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12/15/2013 5:35 AM

If I won't believe it... I won't bother reading it...
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12/15/2013 4:05 PM

More personal pictures you probably WON'T be sending the relatives to see.

(put the comma wherever you like in the above sentence).

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12/16/2013 6:22 AM

I'll bet the TSA will be clamoring to get these installed everywhere.

Then again, maybe not. They lack the personal touch.
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12/16/2013 6:46 PM

Nice double entendre' there!

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