tomography

The use of x-rays or ultrasound (sometimes called stress waves) to obtain an image of a particular section of a solid body for diagnostic purposes. Ultrasound tomography can be used for estimating the extent of internal decay in the above-ground parts of standing trees.



This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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