COMPUTERIZED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY


Meaning of COMPUTERIZED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ [com-PYEW-ter-ized AX-ee-al tuh-MAH-gra-fee] ]

A series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body taken from different angles; the pictures are created by a computer linked to an x-ray machine. Also called CAT scan, computed tomography (CT scan), or computerized tomography.

NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms.      Английский словарь раковых терминов NCI(Национальный институт злокачественных новообразований).