Glossary Term:

Title

CT scan, CAT scan, or computed tomography scan

Phonetic

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Description

An imaging test that takes many x-rays from different angles. These images are combined by a computer to make 3-dimensional (3-D) pictures of internal organs and tissues. CT scans can help doctors find cancers, show things like a tumor’s shape and size, or find out how well treatment is working.