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What does CT (as in CT scan) stand for ?

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librarising

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As I've previously posted, I was diagnosed with Aortic Stenosis earlier this year and am on a list for a valve replacement some time next year.
Yesterday I got a call inviting me in for a CT scan. As a watcher of all things medical, I thought I knew what CT stood for. It appears I didn't.
Without cheating, or being a medical professional, what do YOU think CT stands for ?
Geoff
 
Computed Tomography! Neuropathology masters student who had to do a lot of neuroimaging stuff, so maybe slightly cheating? :P
 
librarising said:
As I've previously posted, I was diagnosed with Aortic Stenosis earlier this year and am on a list for a valve replacement some time next year.
Yesterday I got a call inviting me in for a CT scan. As a watcher of all things medical, I thought I knew what CT stood for. It appears I didn't.
Without cheating, or being a medical professional, what do YOU think CT stands for ?
Geoff
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Tomography is a way of getting a 'picture' of a cross-section through a part of the body. Interestingly, if anyone gets a referral to ophthalmology for maculopathy, they generally get an OCT (optical coherence tomography) which shows a cross-section through the retina and allows any pockets of fluid (which can be sight-threatening) to be identified.
 
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