Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
| Definition: |
X-ray image-detecting devices that make a focused image of body structures lying in a predetermined plane from which more complex images are computed. |
| Notes: |
DF: CT SCANNERS X RAY |
| Also Called: |
Tomography, Computed, Scanners |
| Previously Indexed: |
Tomography, X-Ray Computed/instrumentation (1977-1989),Tomography, X-Ray/instrumentation (1974-1976) |
Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed Definitions and Terms
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