Noun: computerised axial tomography
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: computerized axial tomography)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: computerized axial tomography)
- A method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
"The computerised axial tomography scan revealed a small fracture in his rib";
- computerized tomography, computed tomography, CT, computerized axial tomography, computed axial tomography, CAT, computerised tomography [Brit]
Derived forms: computerised axial tomographies
Type of: X-raying
Encyclopedia: Computerised axial tomography