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tomogram

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tomogram /to·mo·gram/ (to´mo-gram) an image of a tissue section produced by tomography.
to·mo·gram (tm-grm)
n.
An x-ray image produced by tomography.

tomogram
[tō′məgram′]
Etymology: Gk, tome, section, gramma, record
a radiograph produced by tomography.

tomogram [to´mo-gram]
an image of a tissue plane or slice produced by tomography.

tomogram,
tomogram
an image of a tissue plane or slice produced by tomography.


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Hans Jürgen Kreuzer, a professor of theoretical physics at Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, told CBC the image was a tomogram, which are images that are captured from all sides, reconstructed by computers, then displayed on screen.
The patient's prior chest X-rays, mammograms, and chest computed tomograms were then reviewed.
 
 
 
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