brainscan
nounEtymology From brain + scan.
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Medicine, Sciences A scan of the brain, for example using computed tomography.
- The first CT brainscan revealed a haemorrhage in the left frontal horn. The cause of the bleeding could not be discovered initially. Subsequent CT brainscans showed an isodense mass lesion in the left frontal horn.1970, Acta Neurologica Belgica, page 145:
- Radiomercury brainscans are best made at speeds of under 40 cm/min, and ⁹⁹ᵐTc-pertechnetate and ¹¹³ᵐInDTPA brainscans under 60 cm/min.1972, E. James Potchen, V. R. McCready, editors, Neuro Nuclear Medicine, University Park Press, →ISBN, page 302:
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- Schedule a brainscan now for $169 and get your head checked. Fast. Safe. Convenient. Log on now or call to schedule a brainscan for some peace of mind.2000, New York:
- Related terms
- brain scanner