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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
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Many of his Black female patients had chest x-rays, computed tomography scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that seemed to include shadows or squiggly lines known as artifacts.
—Rod McCullom, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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
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First Known Use
1974, in the meaning defined above
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“Computed tomography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/computed%20tomography. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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 scanMore from Merriam-Webster on computed tomography
Britannica English: Translation of computed tomography for Arabic Speakers
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