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computed tomography

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computed tomography British  

noun

  1. med another name (esp US) for computerized tomography

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A puzzling fossil from the Late Devonian Gogo Formation in WA has now been examined using advanced imaging techniques such as CT scanning and computed tomography.

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In this way, results equivalent to those of computed tomography can be obtained, since volumetric and geometric measurements are translated into femur resistance capacity results of the scanned subject.

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The data were taken from computed tomography of subjects in the National Institutes of Health Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, or MESA.

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In general, computed tomography and MRI are reliable indicators of these changes.

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