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to·mog·ra·phy

 (tō-mŏg′rə-fē)
n.
Any of several techniques for creating three-dimensional images of the internal structure of a solid object by analyzing the propagation of waves of energy, such as x-rays or seismic waves, through the object.
[Greek tomos, section; see tome + -graphy.]
to′mo·gram′ (tō′mə-grăm′) n.
to′mo·graph′ (-grăf′) n.
to′mo·graph′ic adj.
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tomogram

(ˈtɒməˌɡræm)
n
(Medicine) an x-ray photograph of a selected plane section of the human body or some other solid object
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to•mo•gram

(ˈtoʊ məˌgræm)

n.
the visual record produced by tomography.
[1935–40]
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Translations

tomogram

n (Med) → Tomogramm nt, → Tomografie f
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to·mo·gram

n. tomograma, radiografía seccionada de una parte del cuerpo.
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tomogram

n tomografía (estudio)
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Chest X-ray showed an inhomogeneous opacity in the left lower zone with raised left diaphragm (Figure 1), and CECT (contrast-enhanced computer tomogram) chest showed a hypodense lesion with irregular margins in the anterior segment of the left lower lobe adjacent to the descending aorta and associated subcarinal lymphadenopathy (Figures 2 and 3).
Massive Haemoptysis due to Obscure Aetiology: Perils and Management Dilemmas
Contrast-enhanced computed tomogram showed heterogeneously enhancing soft tissue mass lesion in the right posterolateral wall of nasopharynx measuring 6 x 3.7 x 4 cm with erosion of the adjacent bone with involvement of the pterygoid muscles (Figure 2).
Radiation-Induced Sarcoma Originating in Recurrent Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
A staging positron emission tomogram (PET) done after the navigational bronchoscopy once a malignant diagnosis was confirmed showed FDG avidity in the RUL lesion (SUV 2), along with an FDG-avid left infrahilar mass (SUV 11) within the LLL consolidation (Figure 1(d)).
Coexistent Non-Small Cell Carcinoma and Small Cell Carcinoma in a Patient Presenting with Hyponatremia
This mass was not seen on an abdominal computed tomogram (CT) performed four weeks earlier.
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