Sir Godfrey Hounsfield pioneered a leap forward in medical diagnosis: computerized axial tomography, popularly known as the "CAT scan." Ushering in a new and sometimes controversial era of medical technology, Hounsfield's device allowed a doctor to...

Computed tomography (CT) scans are completed with the use of a 360-degree x-ray beam and computer production of images. These scans allow for cross-sectional views of body organs and tissues. CT scans are used to image a wide variety of body structures...

Since the invention of the X-ray machine, it has been apparent to physicians that an efficient and precise method for viewing patients' internal structures was essential. Fluoroscopes could outline bone structure and help locate foreign objects, but...

(CT, CAT) Computerized axial tomography is a brain imaging technique introduced in the early 1970s. It provides 3-dimensional images of the brain by using a mathematical procedure (tomography) to process information from X-rays of the head taken from...

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Although most common in healthcare, CT is also used in other fields, for example nondestructive materials testing. Another example is the DigiMorph project at the University of Texas at Austin which uses a CT scanner to study biological and...

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COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY. Bushong SC. 2000. 162 pgs. McGraw Hill. 800-262-4729. www.mghmedical.com. $19.95. It is a pleasant surprise to encounter a new book by Stewart C. Bushong, known for his seminal text on the physics of x-ray, Radiologic Science for Technologists, a welldone...

More than 5,000 years after the prehistoric hunter known as Oetzi drew his last breath on a snow-covered Alpine mountain, scientists said Wednesday they have determined how he died.Researchers from Switzerland and Italy used newly developed medical scanners to examine the frozen corpse to reveal...

A prehistoric hunter known as Oetzi whose well-preserved body was found on a snow-covered mountain in the Alps died more than 5,000 years ago after being struck in the back by an arrow, scientists said in an article published Wednesday.Researchers from Switzerland and Italy used...

This essay is an overview of how the CAT Scan works and what it is used for. The essay also gives a brief history of the development of the CAT scan.