CT scanner
Rotating x-ray device
A CT scanner is a medical imaging machine that uses X-rays and computer processing to create detailed cross-sectional images of the body's interior.
The patient lies on a table that slides through a rotating ring, which captures images from multiple angles.
CT stands for computed tomography.
The CT scanner revealed a small tumor.
Penetrating diagnostic beam
- slicePortion cut off
- cross-sectionView through interior
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- 3DThree-axis spatial representation
visualization · resolution · contrast · attenuation · voxel · pixel · windowing · artifact
Doctor analyzing medical images
- technologistApplied science practitioner
- patientAble to wait calmly
- contrastNotable difference between things
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
IV · positioning · breath-hold · sedation · dosimetry · protocol · report · referral
Seat of cognition
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
- pelvisBony basin at waist
- spineColumn of vertebrae
thorax · lung · liver · kidney · pancreas · bowel · coronary · pulmonary
Area of pathological change
- fractureSplit in hard material
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- aneurysmArterial wall bulge
embolism · nodule · stenosis · calcification · mass · abscess · metastasis · polyp
Energy propagation through space
- doseQuantity of medicine
- milliampereCurrent measurement unit
- rotationTurning on an axis
- collimationMaking light rays parallel
pitch · tube · iterative · shielding · calibration · quality control · Siemens · GE
X-ray
Penetrating diagnostic beam
- slicePortion cut off
- cross-sectionView through interior
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
3D · visualization · resolution · contrast · attenuation · voxel · pixel · windowing · artifact · beam
radiologist
Doctor analyzing medical images
- technologistApplied science practitioner
- patientAble to wait calmly
- contrastNotable difference between things
injection · IV · positioning · breath-hold · sedation · dosimetry · protocol · report · referral · emergency
brain
Seat of cognition
spine · thorax · lung · liver · kidney · pancreas · bowel · coronary · pulmonary · sinus
lesion
Area of pathological change
- fractureSplit in hard material
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
aneurysm · embolism · nodule · stenosis · calcification · mass · abscess · metastasis · polyp · dissection
radiation
Energy propagation through space
- doseQuantity of medicine
- milliampereCurrent measurement unit
- rotationTurning on an axis
collimation · pitch · tube · iterative · shielding · calibration · quality control · Siemens · GE · Philips
- Scannersbarcode reader, card reader, QR reader, code reader
- medical devicespacemaker, defibrillator, AED, ventilator, MRI machine
- Emergency RoomER doctor, ER nurse, triage nurse, trauma bay, gurney
- hospitalshospital, ER, emergency room, ICU, operating room
- medical equipmentstethoscope, AED, syringe, hospital bed, surgical table
- British Inventionssteam engine, jet engine, spinning jenny, power loom, telephone
CT scannerMRI
Magnetic body imaging
MRI scanner · magnetic resonance imaging · ultrasound · X-ray · PET scanner
CT scannerphysical examination
Medical evaluation of body
clinical observation · palpation · visual inspection · stethoscope · auscultation
scanner, scanning, scans, computed, CT scan, CT scans, CAT scan