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gptkbp:instanceOf
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medical imaging technique
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gptkbp:advantage
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radiation therapy
high spatial resolution
fast acquisition
higher cost than X-ray
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:CT_scan
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gptkbp:alternativeTo
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magnetic resonance imaging
ultrasound
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gptkbp:canBe
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cardiac imaging
contrast-enhanced
angiography
lung cancer screening
non-contrast
virtual colonoscopy
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gptkbp:cause
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allergic reaction to contrast
contrast-induced nephropathy
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gptkbp:component
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gptkb:personal_computer
gptkb:X-rays
gantry
detector array
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gptkbp:contraindication
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allergy to contrast agent
pregnancy (relative)
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gptkbp:developedBy
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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computed tomography
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gptkbp:interpretedBy
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radiologist
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gptkbp:introducedIn
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1970s
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gptkbp:inventedBy
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gptkb:Allan_Cormack
gptkb:Godfrey_Hounsfield
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gptkbp:measures
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gptkb:Hounsfield_unit
attenuation of X-rays
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gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear
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gptkb:1979_Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine
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gptkbp:performedBy
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radiologic technologist
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gptkbp:produces
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cross-sectional images
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:cone_beam_computed_tomography
gptkb:dual-energy_CT
gptkb:multi-slice_CT
gptkb:positron_emission_tomography
gptkb:single-photon_emission_computed_tomography
gptkb:spiral_CT
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gptkbp:riskFactor
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radiation exposure
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gptkbp:usedFor
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assessment of injuries
detection of tumors
diagnosis of diseases
guidance for biopsies
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gptkbp:uses
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gptkb:X-rays
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gptkbp:visualizes
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gptkb:bone
blood vessels
organs
soft tissue
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Godfrey_Hounsfield
gptkb:X-rays
gptkb:low-dose_CT_scan
gptkb:CT_scan
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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