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

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 2025

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 • Aug. 20, 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

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