__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 ...

Diagnostic imaging has been a widely used tool in the detection and treatment of various diseases. Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) is an emerging imaging technique that combines information ...

The use of x-rays in medicine was a huge breakthrough at the turn of the century. The problem with x-rays, though, is that they're two-dimensional. Organs of the same density look the same. But ...

Professor and Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University CAT scans, MRI, ultrasound. We are all ...

The TSA is deploying 3-D screening systems at 12 additional airports, part of a plan to test more than 145 of the machines by the end of 2019. The computerized axial tomography (CT) scanners have long ...