computed tomography

English

Noun

computed tomography (countable and uncountable, plural computed tomographies)

A form of radiography which uses computer software to create images, or slices, at various planes of depth from images taken around a body or volume of interest.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

CT
CT scan
computed tomography scan

Translations

form of radiography which uses computer software

Czech: počítačová tomografie f, výpočetní tomografie f
Esperanto: komputila tomografio
Finnish: tietokonetomografia (fi), tietokonekerroskuvaus

German: Computertomographie (de) f
Irish: tomografaíocht ríomhairithe f
Italian: tomografia computerizzata f

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