computerized axial tomography
Noun: A medical imaging technique that uses X-rays and computer processing to generate detailed cross-sectional images (slices) of the body along a single axis. It is used to examine internal organs and structures.
This term is used in medical and technical contexts to refer to a specific diagnostic scanning procedure. * The doctor ordered a computerized axial tomography scan to get a clearer view of the patient's brain. * Computerized axial tomography has revolutionized the field of diagnostic radiology.
- The term is often abbreviated as CAT scan or CT scan (Computed Tomography scan). While "CT scan" is now more common, "CAT scan" is still widely understood and used, especially by the general public.
- After the accident, she was taken for a CAT scan to check for internal injuries.
- Computed Axial Tomography (CAT): A full variant name.
- Computed Tomography (CT): A more modern and commonly used term for the same technology.
- Tomogram: The image produced by this technique.
- Tomography: The general technique for producing images of slices through an object.
- CT scan
- CAT scan
- Computed tomography
"Computerized axial tomography" is the original, more technical name for what is now most frequently called a CT scan. The "axial" refers to the axis or plane of the cross-sectional images. In modern practice, the technology can create images in multiple planes (axial, coronal, sagittal), but the original name persists.
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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
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