computed tomography

noun

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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Recent Examples on the Web In particular, computed tomography scans taken by Justin Lemberg, a researcher in Dr. Shubin’s lab, have allowed scientists to peer inside rock to see the bones within. — New York Times, 29 Apr. 2022 The treatment resulted in the termination of the patient’s fever, normal CRP, and improvement on opacities of her chest computed tomography (CT). — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 Lumafield isn’t the first company to design computed tomography scanners that could be used by engineers and product designers. — Amy Feldman, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 At Summerlin Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, owned by Universal Health Services Inc., a computed tomography abdominal scan with contrast dye would cost $1,856 for a patient covered by Anthem Inc. — Anna Wilde Mathews, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2021 Some checkpoints are equipped with computed tomography scanners designed to speed travelers through screening. — 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. — 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. — 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. — Arungalai Anbarasu, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021 See More

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computed tomography

noun

Medical Definition of computed tomography

: 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