computed tomography

noun

: 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

Examples of computed tomography in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Researchers from San Diego State University stuck an entire juvenile minke whale inside a computed tomography (CT) scanning machine to virtually slice and dice its anatomy with X-rays. —Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2018

For those who can get screened, the most common way is using low-dose computed tomography scans, called LDCT. —Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023

An example of an x-ray computed tomography (CT )scanner. —Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2014

Here, a unique look at a seal’s facial features courtesy of a computed tomography (CT) scan. —Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2014

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

computed tomography

noun

: the process by which a CAT scan is produced

called also computerized tomography

Medical Definition

computed tomography

noun

: a method of producing a three-dimensional image of an internal body structure by computerized combination of two-dimensional cross-sectional X-ray images

—abbreviation CT

called also computed axial tomography, computerized axial tomography, computerized tomography

see ct colonography, ct scan