
Synonym for computed tomography ... <investigation, procedure, radiology> A special radiographic technique that uses a computer to assimilate multiple X-ray images into a 2 dimentional cross-sectional image. ... This can reveal many soft tissue structures not shown by conventional radiography. Scans may also be dynamic in which a movement of ...
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Computerised tomography (CT or CAT scan) is a type of x-ray that produces cross-section pictures of the body. To have the scan, you lie on a couch while it passes through a large, hollow ring. See computerised tomography section.
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