computed tomography

computed tomography

English

Noun

computed tomography (countable and uncountable, plural computed tomographies)

1. A form of radiography which uses computer software to create images, or slices, at various planes of depth from images taken around a body or volume of interest.

Synonyms

• Body Section Roentgenography
• X-ray computed tomography
• computed axial tomography
• CAT
• CT

Derived terms

• CT
• CT scan
• computed tomography scan

Translations

form of radiography which uses computer software

Czech: počítačová tomografie f, výpočetní tomografie f Esperanto: komputila tomografio Finnish: tietokonetomografia (fi), tietokonekerroskuvaus

German: Computertomographie (de) f Irish: tomografaíocht ríomhairithe f Italian: tomografia computerizzata f

See also

• MRI
• fMRI
• PET
• X-ray
• fluoroscopy