"computed axial tomography" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} computed axial tomography (uncountable)
  1. (medicine, dated) Computed tomography in the axial plane (which was the original type). Sometimes referred to as “computerized axial tomography”. Tags: dated, uncountable Synonyms: CAT Hypernyms: computed tomography, imaging Derived forms: CAT, CAT scan, CAT scanner Related terms (other imaging modalities): MRI, fMRI, PET, fluoroscopy
    Sense id: en-computed_axial_tomography-en-noun-tDe0bwfF Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 82 18 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'other imaging modalities': 89 11
  2. (medicine, dated) A scan produced by this technique. Tags: dated, uncountable Translations (A scan produced by this technique, a computed axial tomography scan): tomografaĵo (Esperanto), tomografia axial computorizada [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-computed_axial_tomography-en-noun-1EV3c~A0 Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'A scan produced by this technique, a computed axial tomography scan': 22 78

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