computed tomography
Americannoun
noun
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Using computed tomography scanning data, Srivastava digitally separated the crushed bones and created a 3D printed reconstruction of the skull.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026
But a new study questions whether scans—specifically computed tomography scans—are causing more cancer than we thought, specifically among the patients who receive them.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2025
Victoria Sjoholt Engelschion, a doctoral researcher at the Natural History Museum in Oslo, came across bits of bluish ichthyosaur bones when she was making computed tomography scans of clumps of fossilized clams from the area.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
The researchers also used electron microscopy and computed tomography scans to probe the porous structure of the onggi and calculate its “gas permeability coefficient,” or how easily gas could pass through it.
From Scientific American ● May 16, 2023
For those who can get screened, the most common way is using low-dose computed tomography scans, called LDCT.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2023
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