tomography : Idioms & Phrases
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computed axial tomography
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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
computed axial tomography; computed tomography; CAT; computerized axial tomography; CT.
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computed tomography
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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
computed axial tomography; computed tomography; CAT; computerized axial tomography; CT.
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computerized axial tomography
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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
computed axial tomography; computed tomography; CAT; computerized axial tomography; CT.
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computerized axial tomography scanner
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noun a tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by combining parallel planes
CAT scanner.
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computerized tomography
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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
computed axial tomography; computed tomography; CAT; computerized axial tomography; CT.
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positron emission tomography
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noun using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
PET.
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positron emission tomography scanner
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noun a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body
PET scanner.
