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CAT scan

[kat skan] / ˈkæt ˌskæn /


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He ordered a barrage of tests — according to Partridge she had two MRIs, two EEGs, a SPECT, a CAT scan and a spinal tap, as well as more than a dozen different antibody tests.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

He went to the hospital Saturday for a CAT scan, and the Vatican said the test had ruled out pneumonia.

From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2023

University of Miami and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration researchers on Virginia Key are using Tail Doppler Radar to create a three-dimensional image of the storm, almost like a CAT scan.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2023

“It’s like a CAT scan machine,” said Scott T. Johnson, TSA’s federal security director at Dulles.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2022

A growth on her adrenal gland had turned up on a Bellevue CAT scan, prompting a visit to an endocrinologist.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times