COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does computerized tomography mean? 

• COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY (noun)
  The noun COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

CAT; computed axial tomography; computed tomography; computerized axial tomography; computerized tomography; CT

Hypernyms ("computerized tomography" is a kind of...):

X-radiation; X-raying (obtaining images by the use of X rays)

 Context examples 

In most patients, measurement of ctDNA enabled detection of microscopic disease before it could be seen on computerized tomography (CT) scans, which is the current standard for disease assessment.

(Circulating tumor DNA in blood can predict recurrence of the most common type of lymphoma, NIH)

Also called CAT scan, computed tomography scan, computerized tomography, and CT scan.

(Computerized axial tomography scan, NCI Dictionary)

Also called computed tomography scan, computerized axial tomography scan, computerized tomography, and CT scan.

(CAT scan, NCI Dictionary)

Also called CAT scan, computed tomography scan, computerized axial tomography scan, and computerized tomography.

(CT scan, NCI Dictionary)

Also called CAT scan, computerized axial tomography scan, computerized tomography, and CT scan.

(Computed tomography scan, NCI Dictionary)