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A picture of structures inside the body. Scans often used in diagnosing, staging, and monitoring disease include liver scans, bone scans, and computed tomography (CT) or computerized axial tomography (CAT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. In liver scanning and bone scanning, radioactive substances that are injected into the bloodstream collect in these organs. A scanner that detects the radiation is used to create pictures. ...
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A computer input device that transforms printed matter (photos, illustrations or text) into electronic data.
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| scansion |
The study of verse for patterns of accented and unaccented syllables; also known as "metrics."
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In radar meteorology, the motion of the radar antenna during data collection. Scanning usually follows a systematic pattern involving one of the following: 1) In horizontal scanning, used to generate PPI displays, the antenna is continuously rotated in azimuth around the horizon or is rotated back and forth in a sector (sector scanning); at the completion of each 360?or sector scan, the elevation angle of the scan typically is increased; 2) Vertical scanning, used to generate RHI displays ...
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| scanning electron microscope |
(SEM) An electron-beam-based microscope used to examine, in a three dimensional screen image, the surface structure of prepared specimens.
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