computed tomography
noun
: radiography in which a three-dimensional image of a body structure is constructed by computer from a series of plane cross-sectional images made along an axis
called also computed axial tomography, computerized axial tomography, computerized tomography
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The researchers studied a broad range of species through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) scans of dead or anesthetized primates. 
Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Aug. 2022 In particular, computed tomography scans taken by Justin Lemberg, a researcher in Dr. Shubin’s lab, have allowed scientists to peer inside rock to see the bones within. New York Times, 29 Apr. 2022 The treatment resulted in the termination of the patient’s fever, normal CRP, and improvement on opacities of her chest computed tomography (CT). William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 Lumafield isn’t the first company to design computed tomography scanners that could be used by engineers and product designers. Amy Feldman, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 At Summerlin Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, owned by Universal Health Services Inc., a computed tomography abdominal scan with contrast dye would cost $1,856 for a patient covered by Anthem Inc. Anna Wilde Mathews, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2021 Some checkpoints are equipped with computed tomography scanners designed to speed travelers through screening. Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2021 Coronary artery calcification as a marker of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis detected by computed tomography can provide prognostic information when added to classical CV risk factors. Christos Varounis, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2021 The problem is that meridians and qi do not show up on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), or any other sort of modern medical equipment. Ian Johnson, The New York Review of Books, 20 Oct. 2021 See More
Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Aug. 2022 In particular, computed tomography scans taken by Justin Lemberg, a researcher in Dr. Shubin’s lab, have allowed scientists to peer inside rock to see the bones within. New York Times, 29 Apr. 2022 The treatment resulted in the termination of the patient’s fever, normal CRP, and improvement on opacities of her chest computed tomography (CT). William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 Lumafield isn’t the first company to design computed tomography scanners that could be used by engineers and product designers. Amy Feldman, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 At Summerlin Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, owned by Universal Health Services Inc., a computed tomography abdominal scan with contrast dye would cost $1,856 for a patient covered by Anthem Inc. Anna Wilde Mathews, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2021 Some checkpoints are equipped with computed tomography scanners designed to speed travelers through screening. Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2021 Coronary artery calcification as a marker of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis detected by computed tomography can provide prognostic information when added to classical CV risk factors. Christos Varounis, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2021 The problem is that meridians and qi do not show up on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), or any other sort of modern medical equipment. Ian Johnson, The New York Review of Books, 20 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1974, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
computed tomography
noun
: a method of producing a three-dimensional image of an internal body structure by computerized combination of two-dimensional cross-sectional X-ray images —abbreviation CT
called also computed axial tomography, computerized axial tomography, computerized tomography
see ct colonography, ct scan