computed tomography
X-ray slice imaging
Computed tomography is a medical imaging technique that uses X-rays taken from multiple angles to create cross-sectional images of the body.
A computer assembles these slices into detailed pictures of bones, organs, and soft tissues.
Usually shortened to CT: The CT scan revealed a small tumor.
Also called a CAT scan (computed axial tomography).
Device that reads data
- slicePortion cut off
- cross-sectionalCut through perpendicularly
- tomogramLayered imaging result
- radiographImage from radiation exposure
axial · spiral · helical · gantry · detector · rotation · acquisition · exposure
Doctor analyzing medical images
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- neurologyMedical science of nerves
- cardiologyStudy of cardiac disorders
- pulmonologyRespiratory medicine specialty
trauma · staging · screening · angiography · pulmonary embolism · stroke · hemorrhage · fracture
3D image element
- three-dimensionalHaving volume and depth
- cross-sectionalCut through perpendicularly
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
iterative · sagittal · coronal · segmentation · windowing · attenuation · pixel · matrix
Physical structure, living thing
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- organBody's working component
- boneHard skeletal tissue
- soft tissueNon-rigid body structures
lung · liver · brain · abdomen · chest · pelvis · spine · head
Antiseptic element, atomic fifty-three
- bariumSoft silvery alkaline element
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- intravenousInto the vein
- bolusChewed food mass
opacification · angiography · perfusion · extravasation · allergy · premedication · timing
scanner
Device that reads data
- slicePortion cut off
- cross-sectionalCut through perpendicularly
- tomogramLayered imaging result
radiograph · axial · spiral · helical · gantry · detector · rotation · acquisition · exposure · radiation
radiologist
Doctor analyzing medical images
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- neurologyMedical science of nerves
- cardiologyStudy of cardiac disorders
pulmonology · trauma · staging · screening · angiography · pulmonary embolism · stroke · hemorrhage · fracture · tumor
voxel
3D image element
- three-dimensionalHaving volume and depth
- cross-sectionalCut through perpendicularly
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
algorithm · iterative · sagittal · coronal · segmentation · windowing · attenuation · pixel · matrix · resolution
body
Physical structure, living thing
soft tissue · lung · liver · brain · abdomen · chest · pelvis · spine · head · neck
iodine
Antiseptic element, atomic fifty-three
- bariumSoft silvery alkaline element
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- intravenousInto the vein
bolus · opacification · angiography · perfusion · extravasation · allergy · premedication · timing
- medical imagingCT scan, MRI, X-ray, PET scan, MRI scan
- radiologyX-ray, CT scan, MRI machine, MRI, radiologist
- X-ray equipmentx-ray machines, x-ray film, CT scanners, collimators, cassettes
- X-raysradiograph, chest x-ray, x-ray machine, bone x-ray, dental x-rays
- morphometricslandmarks, superimposition, craniometry, warping, skull shape
- neuroimagingbrain MRI, functional MRI, brain scan, fMRI, voxel
computed tomographyultrasound
Inaudible high-frequency waves
sonography · physical examination · MRI · magnetic resonance imaging · PET scan
computed tomographyphysical examination
Medical evaluation of body
palpation · exploratory surgery · auscultation · biopsy · clinical observation
computer, compute, computing, computed, computation, computerized, computerize, computable, computations