computerized axial tomography
noun
the process of producing a CAT scan.
Compare
CAT scanner.
Origin of computerized axial tomography
First recorded in 1970–75
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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-pyōō′tə-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-pyōō′tə-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.