Synonyms

CT scanner

British

noun

Former name: CAT scanner. computerized tomography scanner: an X-ray machine that can produce stereographic images

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CT scanner

The CT scanner enabled any underlying health issues to be ruled out quickly and non-invasively, he added.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

The day of the appointment, the medical staff injected a radioactive tracer into Gluck’s bloodstream, then instructed him to lie down on a machine similar to a CT scanner.

From Slate ● May 2, 2025

Specimens that are too large for fluid preservation are also unlikely to fit into a CT scanner, but researchers were reluctant to leave these out.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024

There’s a defibrillator and a portable ultrasound on the I.S.S., but no CT scanner or M.R.I. machine.

From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2023

Within two years of Americore acquiring the facility, the company capped paychecks at $500 and the emergency room’s CT scanner broke.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2023

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