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'''Tomography''' short for ''computerized axial tomography, '' a medical imaging technique that uses X-rays to produce images that resemble flat slices through the body, like those that might be made by a [[microtome]].
 
'''Tomography''' short for ''computerized axial tomography, '' a medical imaging technique that uses X-rays to produce images that resemble flat slices through the body, like those that might be made by a [[microtome]].
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A common abbreviation for this procedure is C.A.T Scan.
    
[[Category: Medicine]]
 
[[Category: Medicine]]
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