__1973: __The CT scan goes into use in the United States. Lives will be saved. Originally known as a CAT scan -- for computed (or computerized) axial tomography, or computer-aided (or assisted ...

Computed Tomography (CT) scan is a type of medical examination that uses X-rays and computer processing to create sectional images of the body to provide more efficient results than X-rays.

CAT scan uses computer enhanced X-rays to create a cross-sectional image of the anatomy. There are several different scans: the brain scan, abdomen scan, and chest scan. Patient preparation varies ...

Computerized axial tomography. A medical imaging method to obtain a three-dimensional image of the interior of an object by collecting a series of two-dimensional projection images which are ...

A lion at a zoo in England looked as if he was sneaking a little cat nap as he underwent a CAT scan for an earache. London Zoo's 12-year-old endangered Asiatic lion, named Bhanu, was suffering ...