__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), originally known as computed axial tomography (CAT) and body section roentgenography, is a medical imaging method employing tomography where digital geometry processing is ...

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 ...

Computed axial tomography scan—CAT Scan—is a medical imaging method employing tomography created by computer processing. And cats’ groins. That’s what inventors thought at the beginning, anyway. Then ...