brain scan

American  

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. a scintigram of the brain, used to estimate cerebral blood flow and to detect brain tumors.

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Example Sentences

Kim Kardashian says a recent brain scan left her stunned, after a celebrity psychiatrist told her the frontal lobes of her brain show unusually low activity, a finding sometimes tied to chronic stress and cognitive overload.

From Salon

But he collapsed in the tunnel at half-time and had to be taken to hospital for a precautionary brain scan.

From BBC

A brain scan after the fume event ruled out a stroke.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is no blood test or brain scan to determine who has autism.

From BBC

A court-ordered brain scan revealed that the 71-year-old defendant had been suffering from a walnut-sized brain tumor, which defense attorneys were prepared to argue had affected his judgment.

From Los Angeles Times