computerized axial tomography


noun

the process of producing a CAT scan.
Also called computed tomography, computer-assisted tomography, computerized tomography.
Compare CAT scanner.

Origin of computerized axial tomography

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby computerized axial tomography

British Dictionary definitions for computerized tomography

computerized tomography

noun

med a radiological technique that produces images of cross sections through a patient's body using low levels of radiation Also called (esp US): computed tomography Abbreviation: CT See also CT scanner

Medical definitions for computerized tomography

computerized axial tomography
[ kəm-pyōōtə-rīzd′ ]

n.

Tomography used in diagnostic studies of internal bodily structures, in which computer analysis of a series of cross-sectional scans made along a single axis of a bodily structure or tissue is used to construct a three-dimensional image of that structure. computed tomography

Scientific definitions for computerized tomography

computerized axial tomography
[ kəm-pyōōtə-rīzd′ ]

Tomography in which computer analysis of a series of cross-sectional x-ray images made along a single axis of a bodily structure or tissue is used to construct a three-dimensional image of that structure. The technique is used in diagnostic studies of internal bodily structures, as in the detection of tumors or brain aneurysms.