An x-ray procedure that uses a computer to produce detailed pictures of areas inside the body
Also known as CT scans or CAT scans (for Computer Assisted Tomography) This technique uses X-rays to generate computerized images (pictures) of all parts of the body The technique can create pictures in 2D and 3D
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
a diagnostic technique in which a computer and x-rays are used to create cross-sectional images of the body
A computerized x-ray examination that allows visualization of the brain or other parts of the body The dose of radiation received by the baby is very small (about equal to one chest x-ray)
Tomography in which computer analysis of a series of cross-sectional scans made along a single axis of a bodily structure or tissue is used to construct a three-dimensional image of that structure. The technique is used in diagnostic studies of internal bodily structures, as in the detection of tumors or brain aneurysms