computed axial tomography
English
Noun
computed axial tomography (uncountable)
- (medicine) A medical imaging process involving the use of multiple X-ray images to produce a three dimensional image of internal organs.
- (medicine) A scan produced by this technique.
Synonyms
- computed tomography
- X-ray computed tomography
- CT
- CAT
- body-section roentgenography (obsolete)
Derived terms
- CAT scan
Translations
A scan produced by this technique, a computed axial tomography scan
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See also
- MRI
- fMRI
- PET
- fluoroscopy