Disambiguation evidence for CT scanners via surface form

"CT scanner"


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Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "CT scanner".

Predicate Object
advantage 3D reconstruction capability
advantage high spatial resolution
advantage rapid image acquisition
alsoKnownAs CAT scanner
alsoKnownAs CT machine
awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1979 (to its inventors)
basedOn CT scanners self-linksurface differs
surface form: computed tomography
canPerform CT angiography
canPerform CT colonography
canPerform abdominal CT
canPerform cardiac CT
canPerform chest CT
canPerform head CT
canPerform trauma imaging
canUse intravenous contrast agents
canUse oral contrast agents
coDevelopedBy Allan Cormack
commonlyUsedIn diagnostic imaging centers
commonlyUsedIn hospitals
developedIn 1970s
fullForm computed tomography scanner
hasMeasurementUnit Hounsfield unit (for attenuation values)
hasSubtype cone-beam CT scanner
hasSubtype dual-source CT scanner
hasSubtype multi-slice CT scanner
hasSubtype single-slice CT scanner
hasSubtype spiral CT scanner
instanceOf medical imaging device
instanceOf radiology equipment
inventedBy Godfrey Hounsfield
modalityOf radiology
produces cross-sectional images
produces tomographic images
regulatedBy medical device authorities
requires X-ray tube
requires computer workstation
requires detector array
requires gantry
requires patient table
requires radiation safety protocols
risk allergic reaction to contrast
risk contrast-induced nephropathy
risk ionizing radiation exposure
usedFor disease detection
usedFor medical diagnosis
usedFor treatment planning
uses X-rays
uses computer processing
visualizes blood vessels
visualizes bones
visualizes internal organs
visualizes soft tissues