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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The first known use of computed tomography was in 1974
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