How to Use computed tomography in a Sentence
computed tomography
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Fraser’s team, which used computed tomography and laser scans on the mummy, found resin fragments, bandages, bones and 7,000 glass beads in the coffin.
—Josh Magness, miamiherald, 27 Mar. 2018
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And new computed tomography checkpoint scanners at 267 airports give TSA officers a 3D view of carry-on bags.
—Harriet Baskas, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2021
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None of this would be possible without computed tomography, or CT scans that use rotating X-ray machines to create cross-sectional images of the body.
—Rachel Pannett, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2020
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Shah said that a high resolution computed tomography in patients who tested negative later revealed that the infection had spread to the lungs.
—Vijayta Lalwani, Quartz, 15 Apr. 2021
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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
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Some checkpoints are equipped with computed tomography scanners designed to speed travelers through screening.
—Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2021
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The scientists visually inspected the bones and used radiographs and computed tomography scans.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 29 Apr. 2021
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These days, non-invasive techniques are heavily favored, such as polarized light microscopy, conventional radiography, and medical X-ray computed tomography (CT).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 Aug. 2020
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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
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