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computed tomography

n. A form of radiography which uses computer software to create images, or slices, at various planes of depth from images taken around a body or volume of interest.

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computed tomography

n. 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 [syn: computerized tomography, CT, computerized axial tomography, computed axial tomography, CAT]