computerized tomography

noun

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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