tomography
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Definition of tomography
: a method of producing a three-dimensional image of the internal structures of a solid object (such as the human body or the earth) by the observation and recording of the differences in the effects on the passage of waves of energy impinging on those structures — compare computed tomography
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When the year was up, the researchers returned, fished up the seismometers and uploaded the data, which allowed them to create a tomography, or layout, of the plate. — Laura Geggel, Scientific American, "We Could Be Witnessing the Death of a Tectonic Plate," 8 Aug. 2019 Researchers are able to build a 3D model of some of the subducted crust through seismic tomography. — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, "Plate Tectonics: The Slow Dance of Our Planet's Crust," 12 June 2019 In a paper published in the May 2019 issue of Medical Image Analysis, MSK investigators, led by medical physics researcher Ida Häggström, detail a new method of image reconstruction for positron emission tomography, or PET . — Julie Grisham, Scientific American, "Faster, clearer PET images offer new views on disease," 9 July 2019 Now, in the narrow-field mode, GALACSI and MUSE used a new adaptive optics technology called laser tomography to correct for nearly all of the atmospheric interference impeding the telescope, although for a smaller area of the sky. — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, "New Technology Allows Ground Telescope to Take Sharper Images Than Hubble," 18 July 2018 The two-stage AI system takes a more human-like approach to analyzing patients' optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans of their retinas. — Christopher Carbone, Fox News, "AI tool 'as good as experts' at detecting eye problems, scientists say," 14 Aug. 2018 In this case, the data is 3D scans of patients’ eyes made using a technique known as optical coherence tomography, or OCT. — James Vincent, The Verge, "DeepMind’s AI can detect over 50 eye diseases as accurately as a doctor," 13 Aug. 2018 This imaging technique is called optical coherence tomography. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Metamaterial-equipped endoscope reveals your innermost secrets," 4 Aug. 2018 He is now convinced that phase-contrast tomography alone is not sufficient to read the Herculaneum scrolls in any meaningful way. — Henrik Knudsen, Smithsonian, "Buried by the Ash of Vesuvius, These Scrolls Are Being Read for the First Time in Millennia," 26 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tomography.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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tomography
noun
to·mog·ra·phy
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plural tomographies
Medical Definition of tomography
: a method of producing a three-dimensional image of the internal structures of a solid object (as the human body) by the observation and recording of the differences in the effects on the passage of waves of energy impinging on those structures
— called also stratigraphy
— see computed tomography, positron-emission tomographyOther Words from tomography
tomographic
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