Computed Tomography (CT) - Beyond Traditional X-Rays: Case Histories of Transformational Advances

This case history describes how Computed Tomography (CT) scanners - that combine Xrays and computers to image soft tissues of the brain and other organs -- have become a widely used diagnostic tool. Specifically, we chronicle the 1) initial development of CT technology and markets (in the 1960s and 1970s), 2) broadening of uses and users (in the 1980s), and 3) introduction and adoption of combination scanners (in the 1990s).

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment, Technological Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Technology Adoption, Collaborative Innovation and Invention, Innovation and Invention, Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

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Bhide, Amar and Datar, Srikant and Stebbins, Katherine, Computed Tomography (CT) - Beyond Traditional X-Rays: Case Histories of Transformational Advances (May 31, 2024). Harvard Business School Accounting & Management Unit Working Paper No. 20-004, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3429976 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3429976