"computed tomography" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: computed tomographies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} computed tomography (countable and uncountable, plural computed tomographies)
  1. 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. Sometimes called “computerized tomography”. Wikipedia link: computed tomography Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: Body Section Roentgenography, X-ray computed tomography, computed axial tomography (english: alternatively, computerized axial tomography”), CAT, CT Derived forms: CT, CT scan, computed tomography scan Related terms: MRI, fMRI, PET, X-ray, fluoroscopy Translations (form of radiography which uses computer software): 電腦斷層掃描 (Chinese Mandarin), 电脑断层扫描 (diànnǎo duàncéng sǎomiáo) (Chinese Mandarin), 計算機體層成像 (Chinese Mandarin), 计算机体层成像 (jìsuànjī tǐcéng chéngxiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), počítačová tomografie [feminine] (Czech), výpočetní tomografie [feminine] (Czech), komputila tomografio (Esperanto), tietokonetomografia (Finnish), tietokonekerroskuvaus (Finnish), Computertomographie [feminine] (German), tomografaíocht ríomhairithe [feminine] (Irish), tomografia computerizzata [feminine] (Italian), компью́терная томогра́фия (kompʹjúternaja tomográfija) [feminine] (Russian), tomografía computerizada [feminine] (Spanish)
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