CT scan

American  

noun

1. CAT scan.

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CT scan Scientific  

/ sē′tē′ /

1. See CAT scan

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Example Sentences

Police provided the university's Face Lab team with photographs, a post-mortem report, a forensic dental report and a CT scan, which the specialists then used to create a 3D model with medical imaging software.

From BBC

"Imagine doing a CT scan of the whole Earth, but we don't have X-rays like we do in a medical office. We have earthquakes. Earthquake waves provide the 'light' that illuminates the interior of the planet," Forte said.

From Science Daily

This imaging method functions much like a CT scan at the molecular scale, allowing researchers to see cellular structures in remarkable detail.

From Science Daily

My wife of 42 years and I spent Feb. 14 this year in a hospital’s emergency room for what turned out to be a negative CT scan.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's essentially like doing a CT scan of the plasma beneath the aurora," Lynch said.

From Science Daily