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Tomography (tomo = cut + graph = writing + y = procedure) in the most common form in the healthcare setting is taking a series of X-ray 2-dimensional pictures. In a procedure such as the CT Scan (Computed Tomography) a computer takes these "slices" and turns them into a 3-dimensional picture.

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