- computed axial tomography
- noun see computed tomography
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
computed axial tomography
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computed axial tomography scanner — or computerized axial tomography scanner noun A machine which produces X ray pictures of cross sections of the body with the assistance of a computer (abbrev CAT or CT scanner) • • • Main Entry: ↑compute … Useful english dictionary
computed axial tomography — noun 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 • Syn: ↑computerized tomography, ↑computed tomography, ↑CT, ↑computerized axial tomography … Useful english dictionary
computed axial tomography — com·put·ed axial tomography kəm .pyüt əd n COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY abbr. CAT … Medical dictionary
Computed axial tomography — Tomodensitométrie Pour les articles homonymes, voir TDM et Scanner. La tomodensitométrie (TDM) dite aussi tomographie axiale calculée par ordinateur, CT scan ou simplement scanner[1], est une technique d imagerie médicale qui consiste à calculer… … Wikipédia en Français
computed axial tomography (CAT) — or computed tomography (CT) Diagnostic imaging method using a low dose beam of X rays that crosses the body in a single plane at many different angles. Conceived by William Oldendorf and developed independently by Godfrey Hounsfield (b. 1919) and … Universalium
computed axial tomography scan — noun A medical imaging process involving the use of multiple X ray images to produce a three dimensional image of internal organs … Wiktionary
computerized axial tomography — noun 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 • Syn: ↑computerized tomography, ↑computed tomography, ↑CT, ↑computed axial tomography,… … Useful english dictionary
computerized axial tomography scanner — noun a tomograph that constructs a 3 D model of an object by combining parallel planes • Syn: ↑CAT scanner • Hypernyms: ↑tomograph * * * computed axial tomography scanner or computerized axial tomography scanner noun A machine which produces X… … Useful english dictionary
computerized axial tomography — the process of producing a CAT scan. Also called computed tomography, computer assisted tomography, computerized tomography. Cf. CAT scanner. [1970 75] * * * diagnostic imaging method using a low dose beam of X rays that crosses the body… … Universalium
computerized axial tomography — com·pu·ter·ized axial tomography kəm .pyüt ə .rīzd n COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY abbr. CAT … Medical dictionary
