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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Definition
: Tomography using x-ray transmission and a computer algorithm to reconstruct the image.
uses x-rays & computer: do not confuse with TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED using radionuclides & computer; "computed tomography" unspecified probably goes here; /instrum: consider also TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED; do not confuse entry term ELECTRO
Examples
Colonography, Computed Tomographic
;
Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography
;
Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography
;
Tomography, Spiral Computed
Other names
X-
Ray Tomography, Computed; Tomography, Transmission Computed; Tomodensitometry; Electron Beam Computed Tomography; Computerized Tomography, X-
Ray; CT Scan, X-
Ray; CAT Scan, X-
Ray; Cine-
CT; Xray Computed Tomography; X-
Ray Computerized Tomography; X-
Ray Computed Tomography; X-
Ray CT Scans; X-
Ray CT Scan; X-
Ray CAT Scans; X-
Ray CAT Scan; X Rays, CT; X Ray Computerized Axial Tomography; X Ray, CT; X Ray Computer Assisted Tomography; Transmission Computed Tomography