English Explanatory Dictionary

computed tomography

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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. Sometimes called “computerized tomography”. (The radiation used is X-rays unless otherwise specified.)
  2. Such imaging applied to health care.
  3. Such imaging applied to industrial inspection or to security at airports, seaports, large public venues, and so on.

Word forms

computed tomography computed tomographies

Synonyms

CT

Related words

CBCT CT CT scan XRCT MRI fMRI PET SPECT fluoroscopy

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 電腦斷層掃描 /电脑断层扫描 Chinese Mandarin: 計算機體層成像 /计算机体层成像 Czech: počítačová tomografie Czech: výpočetní tomografie Esperanto: komputila tomografio Finnish: tietokonetomografia Finnish: tietokonekerroskuvaus German: Computertomographie Irish: tomografaíocht ríomhairithe Italian: tomografia computerizzata Japanese: コンピュータ断層撮影 Russian: компью́терная томогра́фия Spanish: tomografía computerizada Xibe: ᠰᡟᡞ ᡨᡞ
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