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computed tomography scan (kum-PYOO-ted toh-MAH-gruh-fee skan)

 CT scan. A series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body taken from different angles; the pictures are created by a computer linked to an x-ray machine. Also called CT scan, computerized tomography, computerized axial tomography scan, and CAT scan.

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Computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen; drawing shows the patient on a table that slides through the CT machine, which takes x-ray pictures of the inside of the body.

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