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brain scan

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noun

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


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

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 2025

Indeed, in the brain scan study, voice hearers with diagnosed schizophrenia were the last to catch on when the researchers made the appearance of the checkerboard more independent from the tone.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025

He was admitted to the hospital, had a brain scan and was diagnosed with a brain stem tumor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

A 10-minute brain scan can predict the effectiveness of a risky spinal surgery to alleviate intractable pain.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024

I have them set not to update automatically, which means they must have been switched while I was out from the brain scan.

From Less than Human by Frikki, Aiko