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  CT scan


　　

Computed tomography 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 computed tomography scan, computerized tomography, computerized axial tomography scan, and CAT scan.



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