tomography
tomography — 名詞
1. a medical imaging method that uses X-rays to photograph very thin slices of the
斷層掃描
用X光拍攝身體切面3D影像
a medical imaging method that uses X-rays to photograph very thin slices of the body and then combines them into a detailed three-dimensional picture.
The doctor ordered a tomography scan of Feng's chest to look for signs of infection.
醫生安排了Feng的胸部斷層掃描，檢查是否有感染跡象。
tomography scan of [body part]
After Manuela's fall, tomography showed that her knee bone had a small crack.
Manuela跌倒後，斷層掃描顯示她的膝蓋骨有一道細微裂痕。
Tomography creates clear pictures of thin body sections using X-ray technology.
斷層掃描利用X光技術產生身體薄切面的清晰影像。
The hospital's new tomography machine can scan a patient's whole body in under a minute.
醫院的新斷層掃描儀可以在不到一分鐘內掃描病人的全身。
文法句型
tomography of [body part]
tomography scan
a tomography of [body part]
用法筆記
Frequently used as a modifier: 'tomography scan', 'tomography machine', 'tomography image'. When countable, it usually refers to a specific imaging procedure ('a tomography of the liver').
2. a broad technique that sends energy waves (such as X-rays, sound waves, or radio
斷層攝影術
用能量波穿透物體產生3D影像
a broad technique that sends energy waves (such as X-rays, sound waves, or radio waves) through any solid object and builds a three-dimensional view of its internal structure by measuring how the waves behave as they pass through.
Geologists use tomography to study rock layers deep below the earth's surface.
地質學家用斷層攝影術研究地表深處的岩層。
applied to non-medical objects
Selim's engineering team used tomography to find cracks inside a large metal bridge.
Selim的工程團隊用斷層攝影術尋找大型金屬橋樑內部的裂縫。
Unlike a simple X-ray, tomography builds a full 3D model of an object's hidden parts.
與一般X光不同，斷層攝影術能建立物體隱藏部位的完整3D模型。
Archaeologists use tomography to look inside ancient stone boxes without opening them.
考古學家用斷層攝影術檢視古代石盒內部，無需打開盒子。
Yael's research team uses sound-wave tomography to examine the walls of old buildings.
Yael的研究團隊用聲波斷層攝影術檢測老舊建築的牆壁。
- imaging
a more general term covering all methods of creating internal pictures, not limited to wave-based slice techniques
- scanning
less formal and broader; can refer to any method of systematically examining something
- radiography
refers only to methods using radiation (X-rays or gamma rays), not to sound-wave or other techniques
文法句型
tomography of [solid object]
tomography using [energy type]
用法筆記
This broader sense covers any solid object (not just the body) and any type of energy wave. It is the general scientific principle; sense 1 covers the specific medical X-ray application.