{"id":35173,"date":"2020-08-06T06:50:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T06:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=35173"},"modified":"2023-07-11T10:09:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T10:09:14","slug":"computerized-axial-tomography-cat-scanning-ct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/computerized-axial-tomography-cat-scanning-ct\/","title":{"rendered":"Computerized axial tomography (CAT scanning, CT)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A technique for imaging anatomical structures using x-ray. Objects are exposed to a series of x-ray beams on a single plane but with origin at different points around a 180-degree arc. A computer algorithm recon- structs the beam absorption data so as to display an image of absorption values at each point in the plane. The process is repeated for each plane to be imaged. Used for anatomical abnormalities such as strokes, tumor, atrophy of the brain.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>CT scanning, an acronym for computerized axial tomographic scanning, is a widely recognized term used to refer to this imaging technique.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A technique for imaging anatomical structures using x-ray. 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