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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

A CAT scan later revealed what doctors called an opacity in his left lung, and Mr. Augenstein couldn’t help but research what that lingo meant.

From Washington Times • May 18, 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

Shildt said a CAT scan revealed a hairline fracture.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2021

I raised hell and bargained the three weeks down to one for the CAT scan, two to see the doctor.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini



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