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Definition of Computerized axial 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 Axial Tomography
Literary usage of Computerized axial tomography
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"... but the new technique of computerized axial tomography (CAT scan) rapidly
yields excellent information concerning structural abnormalities within the ..."
2. Technology Against Terrorism: Structuring Security (1994)
"Specific Diagnosis Clinical symptoms and signs, routine laboratory, and imaging
methods (x-ray, computerized axial tomography, nuclear magnetic resonance ..."
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