Contemporary definitions for backdraft. noun. a sweep of air backwards; also, a condition in a fire where oxygen is depleted and the fire dies down until a door is opened and the fire flares violently from the intake of oxygen.
CT Internal Auditory Canal. CT Scan of the Internal Auditory Canal. A computed tomography scan (CT or CAT) of the internal auditory canal, also called cross-sectional imaging, allows the radiologist to look at different levels, or slices, of the skull bones leading from the ear using a rotating X-ray beam.
CT, or CAT scans, are special X-ray tests that produce cross-sectional images of the body using X-rays and a computer. CT scans are also referred to as computerized axial tomography. CT was developed independently by a British engineer named Sir Godfrey Hounsfield and Dr. Alan Cormack.