polytomography

polytomography

 [pol″e-to-mog´rah-fe] tomography of tissue at several predetermined planes.

pol·y·to·mog·ra·phy

(pol'ē-tō-mog'ră-fē), Body section radiography using a machine designed to effect complex hypocycloidal motion; images a thinner tissue plane than simple linear or circular tomography.

pol·y·to·mog·ra·phy

(pol'ē-tŏ-mog'ră-fē) Body section radiography using a machine designed to effect complex motion; images a thinner tissue plane compared with simple linear or circular tomography.