Diagnostic Techniques Modern medicine relies upon accurate diagnosis of disease. Because of certain diagnostic tools available today, physicians are able to do more than relieve symptoms.
Physicians are now able to diagnose and treat diseases.
They can even predict outcomes of diseases. The discovery of x-rays was a landmark in medicine in 1896. X-rays can be used to take medical pictures of the inside of the body, without causing pain to the patient. X-rays are used to show bones, organs, and tissues. X-ray pictures are probably the most commonly used method of producing images of the body.