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CT scanner

n.
A device that uses computed tomography to produce detailed pictures of internal bodily structures from x-ray images.

CT scanner

n
(Medicine) computerized tomography scanner: an X-ray machine that can produce stereographic images. Former name: CAT scanner

CAT′ scan`ner

(kæt)
n.
a tomographic device employing narrow beams of x-rays in two planes at various angles to produce computerized cross-sectional images of the body, including soft tissue.
Also called CT scanner.
Translations
CT-scanner
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The first patient examined with the new CT scanner was on September 18, following six weeks of work to renovate the existing space and install new equipment.
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In-office CT scanner
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By compressing the raw, digitized x-ray A/D converter samples on the gantry and transferring compressed packets instead of raw samples to the disk drive array in the image reconstruction PC, compression reduces both CT scanner bottlenecks at once.
Compressing the storage demands for CT imaging: medical imaging applications, such as CT scanning, move extremely large amounts of data through a system at a very high rate. In order to avoid bottlenecks at certain points in the process and to alleviate storage space concerns, medical device manufacturers of this type of equipment are looking for compression solutions. This article reviews one potential response to the problem
But it is the only town where the local hospital is NOT equipped with a lifesaving CT scanner - even though scanners have been used in other Irish hospitals for 17 years.
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Using 2 or preferably 3 CT technologists per CT scanner provided significant increases in profit margins for CT owners in a fee-for-service health structure, according to a new study.
More CT technologists equal more profits

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