computed axial tomography

noun

(medicine) A medical imaging process involving the use of multiple X-ray images to produce a three dimensional image of internal organs. / (medicine) A scan produced by this technique.

Computed axial tomography is a medical imaging technique that uses computer-processed combinations of many X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional (tomographic) images (virtual 'slices') of specific areas of a scanned object, allowing the user to see inside the object without cutting.

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