English

Noun

computed axial tomography ‎(uncountable)

1. (medicine) A medical imaging process involving the use of multiple X-ray images to produce a three dimensional image of internal organs.
2. (medicine) A scan produced by this technique.

Synonyms

• Body Section Roentgenography
• X-ray computed tomography
• computed tomography
• CT
• CAT

Derived terms

• CAT scan

See also

• MRI
• fMRI
• PET
• X-ray
• fluoroscopy

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