Definitions for CAT SCAN
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scan, CAT scannoun

   an image produced by scanning

   "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"

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1. cat scan

   A computed tomography scan (usually abbreviated to CT scan; formerly called computed axial tomography scan or CAT scan) is a medical imaging technique used to obtain detailed internal images of the body. The personnel that perform CT scans are called radiographers or radiology technologists.CT scanners use a rotating X-ray tube and a row of detectors placed in a gantry to measure X-ray attenuations by different tissues inside the body. The multiple X-ray measurements taken from different angles are then processed on a computer using tomographic reconstruction algorithms to produce tomographic (cross-sectional) images (virtual "slices") of a body. CT scan can be used in patients with metallic implants or pacemakers, for whom magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is contraindicated. Since its development in the 1970s, CT scanning has proven to be a versatile imaging technique. While CT is most prominently used in medical diagnosis, it can also be used to form images of non-living objects. The 1979 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to South African-American physicist Allan MacLeod Cormack and British electrical engineer Godfrey Hounsfield "for the development of computer-assisted tomography".

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1. cat scan

   A CAT scan, which stands for Computerized Axial Tomography scan, is a medical imaging procedure that uses computer-processed combinations of many X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional (tomographic) images (virtual "slices") of specific areas of a scanned object, allowing the user to see inside the object without cutting. This technique is primarily used in healthcare to diagnose and monitor diseases or conditions like cancer, heart disease, lung nodules, etc.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CAT SCAN in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CAT SCAN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of CAT SCAN in a Sentence

1. Ryan Goldman:

   She’s still going through a lot of treatment, she’s getting a CAT scan and MRIs.

2. Sanjay Gupta:

   I don't want to suggest that everyone who hits their head needs to go get a [ computed tomography also known as a CT or CAT) ] scan, most do not need that obviously. But if it's a significant blow, you're on blood thinners... and again those symptoms : worsening headaches, confusion, nausea, vomiting, slurring of speech, things like that are unusual. You should definitely go get that checked out.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CAT SCAN
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_Scan
3. ^ ChatGPT
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