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vox·el (vksl)
n.
The basic unit of computed tomography reconstruction, represented as a pixel in a computed tomography image display.

voxel
[vok′səl]
abbreviation for volume element, the three-dimensional version of a pixel.

voxel [vok´sel]
a volume element; the region in a tissue slice that corresponds to a pixel (picture element) in an image. See also computed tomography.

voxel
a volume element; the region in a tissue slice that corresponds to a pixel (picture element) in an image. See also computed tomography.


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The computerized tomography (CT) scanner hones in on small parts at high (10 micron) voxel resolution up to larger (190 mm) parts at 100-micron resolution.
 
 
 
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