conventional computed tomography
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
medical imaging technique
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
conventional CT
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| gptkbp:awarded |
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1979 (to inventors)
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| gptkbp:detects |
internal bleeding
tumors bone fractures vascular diseases |
| gptkbp:developedBy |
1970s
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
conventional computed tomography
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| gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:Allan_Cormack
gptkb:Godfrey_Hounsfield |
| gptkbp:involves |
radiation therapy
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| gptkbp:limitation |
motion artifacts
longer scan times compared to modern CT |
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:helical_CT
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| gptkbp:produces |
cross-sectional images
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| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:spiral_CT
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| gptkbp:requires |
contrast agents (sometimes)
multiple rotations of X-ray tube |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
diagnostic imaging
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| gptkbp:usedIn |
radiology
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| gptkbp:uses |
gptkb:X-rays
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:cone_beam_computed_tomography
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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