Diagnostic Procedure
tomography
to·mog·ra·phy [ toh-muh-graf, -grahf ]
Subclass of:
Diagnostic Imaging
Etymology:
Greek tome = a cutting + grapho = I write
A term for sectional roentgenography which cuts a thin slice, just as the microtome does.
A term for sectional roentgenography which cuts a thin slice, just as the microtome does.
Definitions related to tomography:
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Imaging by sections or sectioning.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Imaging methods that result in sharp images of objects located on a chosen plane and blurred images located above or below the plane.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Tomography, radiologic technique for obtaining clear X-ray images of deep internal structures by focusing on a specific plane within the body. Structures that are obscured by overlying organs and soft tissues that are insufficiently delineated on conventional X rays can thus be adequately...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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