CT

CT in the glossary for Waldenström's macroglobulinemia

CT (computerized tomography) scan – A medical imaging technique which utilizes computer-processed combinations of multiple X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce tomographic images of the body.

CT (computerized tomography) scans scan are a medical imaging technique which utilize computer-processed combinations of multiple X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce tomographic (cross-sectional) images (virtual ‘slices’) of the body, allowing the user to visualize inside the body without invasive procedures. CT scanning has several advantages over traditional two-dimensional medical radiography, including higher accuracy and image resolution.¹

Glossary overview

References

1.National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Computed Tomograpgy (CT). 2019. Avalaible from; https://www.nibib.nih.gov/science-education/science-topics/computed-tomography-ct. Accessed November 12th, 2021.

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