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Spiral Cone-Beam Computed Tomography

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Definition: Modality of computed tomography in which the patient is irradiated in a spiral path around the body with a cone or pyramid-shaped beam.  do not confuse with TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED or with CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY    Other names Volumetric CT, Spiral; Volume CT, Spiral; Spiral Cone Beam Computerized Tomography; Spiral Cone Beam Computer Assisted Tomography; Spiral Cone Beam Computed Tomography; Spiral Cone Beam CT Scan; Spiral Cone Beam CT; Spiral Cone Beam CAT Scan; Helical Cone Beam CT; Cone-Beam CTs, Helical; Tomography, Spiral Volumetric Computed; Spiral Volumetric CT; CT Scan, Spiral Cone-Beam; CAT Scan, Spiral Cone-Beam; Cone-Beam CT, Spiral; Cone-Beam CT, Helical; CTs, Spiral Volume; CT, Spiral Volumetric; CT, Spiral Volume; CT, Spiral Cone-Beam

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