Items tagged “computed tomography (ct)”
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Computed tomography
Computed tomography (CT), also known as, especially in the older literature and textbooks, computerized axial tomography (CAT), is an imaging modality that uses x-rays to build cross-sectional images ("slices") of the body. Cross-sections are reconstructed from measurements of attenuation coeffi...
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Babesiosis
Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease carried by domestic and wild animals caused by the protozoan Babesia microti1.
Epidemiology
The epidemiology of babesiosis varies depending on the availability of the host, the presence of ticks which act as vectors, and the presence of parasites within the v...