- Body scan
Body scan can refer to:
*Security scan in airport security
*Full-body scan in medical imaging
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Full-body scan — Full body scan, also known as a full body CT scan, involves a CT scan of the patient s entire body to support the diagnosis and treatment of specific illnesses. History and overviewCT scans were first used in medicine in the 1970s,cite journal |… … Wikipedia
scan — [skæn] verb I 1) [T] to look at something very carefully in order to see a particular person or thing Ella scanned the crowd for any sign of Geoff.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to read something very quickly in order to get a general idea of its meaning or to… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Scan — may refer to: *Scan, the act of examining sequentially, part by part *Image scanning, in data processing, the act of optically analyzing a two or three dimensional image and digitally encode it (digitize it) for storage in a computer file *Scan,… … Wikipedia
scan — [skan] vt. scanned, scanning [ME scannen < L scandere, to climb, mount (in LL, to scan): see DESCEND] 1. to analyze (verse) in terms of its rhythmic components, as by counting accents and syllables and marking the metrical feet 2. to look at… … English World dictionary
scan|ning — «SKAN ihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. close investigation or consideration; critical examination or judgment. 2. = scansion. (Cf. ↑scansion) 3. the process in which an electron beam scans the television picture area. 4. a method of detecting… … Useful english dictionary
scan|da|roon — «skan duh ROON», noun. a variety of homing pigeon, with a long head and body, long legs, wide shoulders, and a long curved bill. ╂[< Scanderoon, variant of Iskenderon, a seaport in southern Turkey] … Useful english dictionary
scan|ner — «SKAN uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that scans. 2. = scanning disk. (Cf. ↑scanning disk) 3. the rotating antenna that sends out and receives radar signals: »The scanner is mounted in the nose of the aircraft and must be capable of operating… … Useful english dictionary
whole body scan — … Useful english dictionary
scan — 1. To survey by traversing with an active or passive sensing device. 2. The image, record, or data obtained by scanning, usually identified by the technology or device employed; e.g., CT s., radionuclide s … Medical dictionary
scan — scan1 [ skæn ] verb ** ▸ 1 look carefully ▸ 2 read quickly ▸ 3 copy with equipment ▸ 4 photograph inside of something ▸ 5 about poetry 1. ) transitive to look at something very carefully, because you hope or expect to see a particular person or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
