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computed tomography

[kəm′pyüd·əd tə′mä·grə·fē]
(medicine)
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(4) Ultrasound, magnetic resonance and computed axial tomography imaging may demonstrate deep-seated lesions and avascular fluid-filled cysts.
CT--computed tomography is--a 3D X-ray of a component and is the same technology (also known as computed axial tomography, or CAT scanning) as is used in medicine to produce internal images of the body.
I learned from his father that while in the ED, Jackson had undergone a computed axial tomography (CAT, or CT) scan of his head.
We performed thoracic high-resolution computed axial tomography (HRCT), using 7 mm helical technique after intravenous contrast administration followed by high-resolution imaging, using 1 mm collimation every 1 cm from lung apex to base (Figure 1B-D).
CAT (computed axial tomography) has reached a new level of performance where the body can be digitally dissected to divulge the most subtle problems.
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