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COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
Synonyms:
CAT; computed axial tomography; computed tomography; computerized axial tomography; computerized tomography; CT
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("computed tomography" is a kind of...):
X-radiation; X-raying (obtaining images by the use of X rays)
Context examples:
Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging makes better images of organs and soft tissue than other scanning techniques, such as computed tomography (CT) or x-ray.
(Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, NCI Dictionary)
NMRI makes better images of organs and soft tissue than other scanning techniques, such as computed tomography (CT) or x-ray.
(NMRI, NCI Dictionary)
Visibly abnormal tissue on a magnetic resonance image (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) that does not enhance with contrast and is not edema.
(Non-Contrast Enhancing Tissue, NCI Thesaurus)
Computed tomography (CT) is a type of imaging.
(CT Scans, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
A type of computed tomography in which the patient is moved through the scanner continuously rather than in increments, so that the path of the beam through the patient is a continuous spiral.
(Dynamic Spiral CT, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called computed tomography colonography, CT colonography, CTC, and virtual colonoscopy.
(Computed tomographic colonography, NCI Dictionary)
Also called computed tomography angiography and CTA.
(CT angiography, NCI Dictionary)
The International Electrotechnical Commission preferred expression of radiation dose in computed tomography (CT) dosimetry.
(Computed Tomography Dose Index Volume, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called computed tomography scan, computerized axial tomography scan, computerized tomography, and CT scan.
(CAT scan, NCI Dictionary)
A type of computed tomography in which images are taken during the time when the contrast medium has passed the heart and entered the arteries.
(Arterial Phase Spiral CT, NCI Thesaurus)
