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Definition of Tomography

1. Noun. (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body.

Definition of Tomography

1. Noun. Imaging by sections or sectioning. ¹

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Definition of Tomography

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Medical Definition of Tomography

1. The recording of internal body images at a predetermined plane by means of the tomograph, also called body section roentgenography. Origin: Gr. Graphein = to write This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Tomography

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

1. Beneficial Uses and Production of Isotopes: 2000 Update by Nea, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2000)
"2.1.1.2 Positron emission tomography (PET) There are about 180 PET centres in the world operating a total of some 250 PET cameras. ..."

2. Mantech Project Book, 1992 (1993)
"Computed tomography (CT) images are free of this superpositioning and the ... APPROACH Computed tomography technology was successfully transitioned from a ..."

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