Definition of computed tomography
: radiography in which a three-dimensional image of a body structure is constructed by computer from a series of plane cross-sectional images made along an axis
— called also computed axial tomography, computerized axial tomography, computerized tomography
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Some checkpoints are equipped with computed tomography scanners designed to speed travelers through screening.
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Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2021
Coronary artery calcification as a marker of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis detected by computed tomography can provide prognostic information when added to classical CV risk factors.
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Christos Varounis, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2021
The problem is that meridians and qi do not show up on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), or any other sort of modern medical equipment.
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Ian Johnson, The New York Review of Books, 20 Oct. 2021
These issues, among many others, can be addressed with industrial X-ray and computed tomography (CT) solutions, combined with cutting-edge software and AI capabilities.
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Arungalai Anbarasu, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
At six months, 353 study participants received a chest computed tomography (CT) scan, with 52.7% showing lung abnormalities.
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Julie Washington, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2021
Together, the international team was able to reconstruct the assault using X-ray computed tomography (CT), which allowed experts to see and map the person’s wounds, per Live Science.
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Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 June 2021
The scientists visually inspected the bones and used radiographs and computed tomography scans.
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 29 Apr. 2021
Shah said that a high resolution computed tomography in patients who tested negative later revealed that the infection had spread to the lungs.
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Vijayta Lalwani, Quartz, 15 Apr. 2021
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The first known use of computed tomography was in 1974
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