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Definition of Computerized tomography
1. Noun. A method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis.
Generic synonyms: X-radiation, X-raying
Lexicographical Neighbors of Computerized Tomography
Literary usage of Computerized tomography
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Digestive Diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact edited by James E. Everhart (1995)
"computerized tomography is more often diagnostic because ultra- sonography, ...
Although expensive, computerized tomography has been recommended as the ..."
2. Technology Against Terrorism: The Federal Effort (1992)
"computerized tomography is at an early stage and currently takes too long per
... computerized tomography may soon be in a position to play a useful role. ..."
3. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"The most sophisticated and accurate noninvasive techniques are quantitated
computerized tomography (CT), dual-photon absorptiometry (DPA), and dual- energy ..."
4. Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery by Caroline McNeil (1997)
"Single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) - an imaging technique
that allows researchers to monitor blood flow to different parts of the brain. ..."
5. Alcohol and Health: Seventh Special Report to the Us Congress by Louis Sullivan (1997)
"Cala, LA; Jones, B.; Burns, P.; Davis, RE; Stenhouse, N.; and Mastaglia, FL
Results of computerized tomography, psychometric testing, and dietary studies in ..."
6. Schizophrenia, 1993: A Special Report edited by David Shore, Samuel J. Keith (1996)
"The main imaging techniques applied were the xenon-133 method, positron emission
tomography (PET), and single photon emission computerized tomography ..."
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