a noninvasive method of diagnosing disorders of the body, esp. of the soft tissues, including the brain: it uses a computerized combination of many tomograms to form an image
2.
the image so formed
Derived forms
CT scanner
CT scanning
Word origin
c(omputerized) t(omography)
Examples of 'CT scan' in a sentence
CT scan
They gave her a CT scan even though her head wasn't bruised, and it was clear.
Tony Parsons MAN AND WIFE (2002)
According to the CT scan, his skull was still intact, but his brain had suffered irreversible damage.
Pritchard, John NIGHT SISTERS
`Right... I'll need X-rays of left tib & fib, pelvis, chest, both arms... and a CT scan.
Pritchard, John NIGHT SISTERS
The last CT scan showed asymmetric atrophy of the fronto-parietal region of the cortex.