A technique of using ultrasound, gamma rays or X-rays to produce a focused image of the structures across a certain depth within the body, while blurring details at other depths. more...

A CT scan, sometimes also called a CAT scan, takes pictures of the body and uses a computer to put them together. CT stands for computerised tomography and is a painless procedure. A series of X-rays are taken of the body at slightly different angles, to produce very detailed images of the inside of the body.

A CT (Computerised Tomography) scan uses x-rays to produce images of the body. The images are like cross-sections of the area being scanned (i.e. the head, body or chest).

Computer-assisted x-ray diagnostic procedure for the creation of sectional images (tomograms). The computer calculates the sectional images from the absorption of fine ex-ray radiation sent through the layer to be examined.