computed tomography

medical imaging procedure using X-rays to produce cross-sectional images
Thing medical_test_type Q32566
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computed tomography

Summary

computed tomography is a medical test type[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • computed tomography's instance of is recorded as medical test type[3].
  • computed tomography's instance of is recorded as medical imaging[4].
  • computed tomography is a type of medical imaging[5].
  • computed tomography is a type of tomography[6].
  • computed tomography's Commons category is recorded as Computed tomography[7].
  • computed tomography's topic's main category is recorded as Category:X-ray computed tomography[8].
  • computed tomography's described by source is recorded as Dresdner Hefte[9].
  • computed tomography's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 88.38[10].
  • computed tomography's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'CT'}[11].
  • computed tomography's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'КТ'}[12].
  • computed tomography's uses is recorded as X-ray[13].
  • computed tomography's uses is recorded as CT scanner[14].
  • computed tomography's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Zika Corpus[15].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include medical test type[3] and medical imaging[4]. Recorded subclass of include medical imaging[5] and tomography[6].

Influence

Things named for computed tomography include PET-CT[16], a medical test[17].

Why It Matters

computed tomography has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 149 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Entities named for it include PET-CT[16], a medical test[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Piotr Osada · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of poland mms id 9810560603105606
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7293]]: 9810560603105606"
  2. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id h0005282-pocitacova-tomografie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0005282-pocitacova-tomografie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  3. 9w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:X-ray computed tomography
    Subclass of medical imaging, tomography
    Instance of medical test type, medical imaging
    Uses X-ray, CT scanner
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||pt, is, ko, vi, ary, br, ku, la, uz, wuu */ #pwb Copy label"
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