- computerized axial tomography
- noun see computed tomography
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
computerized axial tomography
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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 scan — Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X ray images and turns them in pictures. The CAT (computerized axial tomography) scan can reveal some soft tissue and other structures that cannot be… … Medical 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 technologist — kompiuterizuotos tomografijos technologas statusas T sritis profesijos apibrėžtis Technologas, kuris specializuojasi rentgenologinės diagnostikos srityje ir gali atlikti tomodensitometrinius tyrimus tomodensitometru medicininėms nuotraukoms gauti … Inžinieriai, technikai ir technologai. Trikalbis aiškinamasis žodynėlis
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 — com·pu·ter·ized axial tomography kəm .pyüt ə .rīzd n COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY abbr. CAT … Medical dictionary
Scan, computerized axial tomography — Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X ray images and turns them in pictures. The CAT (computerized axial tomography) scan can reveal some soft tissue and other structures that cannot be… … Medical dictionary
computerized axial tomography scan — A series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body taken from different angles. The pictures are created by a computer linked to an x ray machine. Also called CAT scan, computed tomography scan, CT scan, and computerized tomography … English dictionary of cancer terms
computerized axial tomography — comput′erized ax′ial tomog′raphy n. med the process of producing a CAT scan Compare CAT scanner • Etymology: 1970–75 … From formal English to slang
Axial tomography, computerized — Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X ray images and turns them in pictures. The CAT (computerized axial tomography) scan can reveal some soft tissue and other structures that cannot be… … Medical dictionary
