Types of Tomography
| Name | Source of data | Abbreviation | Year of introduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atom probe tomography | Atom probe | APT | |
| Computed Tomography Imaging Spectrometer | Visible light spectral imaging | CTIS | |
| Confocal microscopy (Laser scanning confocal microscopy) | Laser scanning confocal microscopy | LSCM | |
| Cryo-electron tomography | Cryo-electron microscopy | Cryo-ET | |
| Electrical capacitance tomography | Electrical capacitance | ECT | |
| Electrical resistivity tomography | Electrical resistivity | ERT | |
| Electrical impedance tomography | Electrical impedance | EIT | 1984 |
| Electron tomography | Electron attenuation/scatter | ET | |
| Functional magnetic resonance imaging | Magnetic resonance | fMRI | 1992 |
| Magnetic induction tomography | Magnetic induction | MIT | |
| Magnetic resonance imaging or nuclear magnetic resonance tomography | Nuclear magnetic moment | MRI or MRT | |
| Neutron tomography | Neutron | ||
| Ocean acoustic tomography | Sonar | ||
| Optical coherence tomography | Interferometry | OCT | |
| Optical diffusion tomography | Absorption of light | ODT | |
| Optical projection tomography | Optical microscope | OPT | |
| Photoacoustic imaging in biomedicine | Photoacoustic spectroscopy | PAT | |
| Positron emission tomography | Positron emission | PET | |
| Positron emission tomography - computed tomography | Positron emission & X-ray | PET-CT | |
| Quantum tomography | Quantum state | ||
| Single photon emission computed tomography | Gamma ray | SPECT | |
| Seismic tomography | Seismic waves | ||
| Thermoacoustic imaging | Photoacoustic spectroscopy | TAT | |
| Ultrasound-modulated optical tomography | Ultrasound | UOT | |
| Ultrasound transmission tomography | Ultrasound | ||
| X-ray tomography | X-ray | CT, CATScan | 1971 |
| Zeeman-Doppler imaging | Zeeman effect |
Discrete tomography and Geometric tomography, on the other hand, are research areas that deal with the reconstruction of objects that are discrete (such as crystals) or homogeneous. They are concerned with reconstruction methods, and as such they are not restricted to any of the particular (experimental) tomography methods listed above.
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