computerized tomography

noun

1. med a radiological technique that produces images of cross sections through a patient's body using low levels of radiation Also called (esp US)computed tomography CT See also CT scanner

Example Sentences

A computerized tomography scan is scheduled for later this week to look into other possible chronic health issues that may have caused his decline, Clifford said.

From Seattle Times

The 10 staff then in the confinement building received a radiation dose roughly equal to that from a computerized tomography scan, NIST’s website says.

From Science Magazine

Virtually sorting through the layers of bone and dirt using computerized tomography, scientists analyzed the bones.

From Science Magazine

Conde-Valverde and her team made 3-D scans using computerized tomography to construct digital models of the structures of the inner ears of five Neandertals.

From Scientific American

Ordering a computerized tomography, or C.T., scan for a patient the first time she complains of a nondescript headache is generally not a wise move.

From New York Times