Tomography
Tomography is imaging by sections or sectioning. A device used in tomography is called a tomograph, while the image produced is a tomogram. The method is used in medicine, biology, geology, materials science and other sciences. It is based on the mathematical procedure called tomographic reconstruction. There are many different types of tomography, as listed: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Tomogram: Tomography involves the generation of a two-dimensional image representing a slice or section through a three-dimensional object. The result is a tomogram. (Note that the Greek word tomos conveys the meaning of "a section" or "a cutting".)... Medicine: Medicine is a branch of health science concerned with maintaining human health and restoring it by treating disease and injury; it is both an area of knowledge, a science of body systems and diseases and their treatment, and the applied practice of that knowledge.... Geology: Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, "the earth") and λογος (logos, "word", "reason")) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and the processes that shape it. It is one of the Earth sciences.... | ~ Table of Content ~
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