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Computerized axial tomography scan — Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X ray images and turns them in pictures. The CAT (computerized axial tomography) scan can reveal some soft tissue and other structures that cannot be… … Medical dictionary
Computerized tomography — Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X ray images and turns them in pictures. The computerized tomography (CT) scan can reveal some soft tissue and other structures that cannot be seen in… … Medical dictionary
Scan, computerized tomography — Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X ray images and turns them in pictures. The computerized tomography (CT) scan can reveal some soft tissue and other structures that cannot be seen in… … Medical dictionary
computerized axial tomography scan — A series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body taken from different angles. The pictures are created by a computer linked to an x ray machine. Also called CAT scan, computed tomography scan, CT scan, and computerized tomography … English dictionary of cancer terms
computerized tomography — A series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body taken from different angles; the pictures are created by a computer linked to an x ray machine. Also called computerized axial tomography scan, CAT scan, computed tomography scan, and CT scan … English dictionary of cancer terms
computerized tomography — CT a form of X ray examination in which the X ray source and detector (CT scanner) rotate around the object to be scanned and the information obtained can be used to produce cross sectional images (see cross sectional imaging) by computer (a CT… … The new mediacal dictionary
computed tomography scan — CT scan. A series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body taken from different angles; the pictures are created by a computer linked to an x ray machine. Also called CT scan, computerized tomography, computerized axial tomography scan, and… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Scan, computerized axial tomography — Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X ray images and turns them in pictures. The CAT (computerized axial tomography) scan can reveal some soft tissue and other structures that cannot be… … Medical dictionary
Tomography, computerized axial — Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X ray images and turns them in pictures. The CAT (computerized axial tomography) scan can reveal some soft tissue and other structures that cannot be… … Medical dictionary
tomography — [tə mäg′rə fē] n. 〚< Gr tomos, a piece cut off (see TOMY) + GRAPHY〛 a process for producing an image of a single plane of an object excluding all other planes, as by using CT SCAN or ULTRASOUND, in … Universalium
positron emission tomography scan — PET scan. A procedure in which a small amount of radioactive glucose (sugar) is injected into a vein, and a scanner is used to make detailed, computerized pictures of areas inside the body where the glucose is used. Because cancer cells often use … English dictionary of cancer terms
