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Computerized axial tomography (CAT): Cat scanning adds X-ray images with the aid of a computer to generate cross-sectional views anatomy. It can identify normal and abnormal structures and be used to guide procedures. CAT scanning is painless. Iodine-containing contrast material is sometimes used in CAT scanning. If you are having a CAT scan and are allergic to iodine or contrast materials, you should notify your physicians and radiology staff.
Medical Author: Melissa Conrad Stoppler, MD Medical Editor: William C. Shiel, Jr, MD, FACP, FACR. What is a CT scan? Why are CT scans performed? Are there risks in obtaining a ...
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( kəm-pyū ' tə-rīzd ' ) n. ( Abbr. CAT ) Tomography in which computer analysis of a series of cross-sectional scans ...
The problem of finding out what is inside you is, in fact, very similar to the problem faced by our milk deliverer in the introduction. Until relatively recently, if you ...
A computerized axial tomography scan is more commonly known by its abbreviated name, CAT scan or CT scan. It is an x-ray procedure which combines many x-ray images with ...
A computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan is a special type of X-ray used for viewing the internal organs of patients. Although a regular chest X-ray can ...