Definition of CAT scanner

1. Noun. A tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by combining parallel planes.

Exact synonyms: Computerized Axial Tomography Scanner
Generic synonyms: Tomograph

Lexicographical Neighbors of CAT Scanner

CART
CAR kinase
CAS
CASE
CASEVAC
CASEVACs
CASM
CATI
CATIA
CATO
CATOBAR
CATV
CAT scan
CAT scanner (current term)
CAT scans
CAVOK
CAVU
CA 15-3
CA 19-9
CA virus
CB
CBA
CBBC
CBC
CBD
CBE
CBED

Literary usage of CAT scanner

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Making Things Better: Competing in Manufacturing (1993)
"A classic example is the CAT scanner, whose inventor was eventually rewarded ... Although EMI produced and sold the CAT scanner success- rally at first, ..."

2. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Selected References by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS ies of CTS patients made with the use of computerized axial tomography (CAT scanner) suggest that there is an association between a ..."

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