brainscan

noun

1. 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.”

   “Radiomercury brainscans are best made at speeds of under 40 cm/min, and ⁹⁹ᵐTc-pertechnetate and ¹¹³ᵐInDTPA brainscans under 60 cm/min.”

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