computerized tomography

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For example, in October 2020, a couple brought its inconsolable 5-week-old boy to the Rady emergency room; a computerized tomography scan showed brain abnormalities.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 22, 2021

Ordering a computerized tomography, or C.T., scan for a patient the first time she complains of a nondescript headache is generally not a wise move.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2021

After computerized tomography scans showed the degenerative disease had worn away the cartilage in both knees, causing painful bone-on-bone friction, Blayde turned to an increasingly common option: knee-replacement surgery.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2017

“The calcium score obtained by computerized tomography scan is a very good measure of calcium buildup in the coronary arteries reflecting coronary atherosclerosis,” Kim said.

From Reuters • Sep. 10, 2015

Merge’s crown jewels are 30 billion images, including X-rays, computerized tomography, and magnetic-resonance-imaging scans, that IBM intends to use to “train” its Watson software to identify ailments such as cancer and heart disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 11, 2015