body scan

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Dr. Andrea Klemes, MDVIP’s chief medical officer, got a full body scan that turned up a “laundry list” of harmless things, like a cyst in her brain.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

“Thin” mindfulness could include a body scan, a gratitude practice, or a morning meditation intended to induce a flow state.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2022

A body scan scheduled for later this week will determine whether the current course of chemotherapy is working or whether more intense drugs might be needed.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2021

Clinicians were able to use the university's machine to carry out the world's first body scan of a man from Fraserburgh with terminal cancer in 1980.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2021

Usually, the patient receives the injection one day and has a whole body scan 3 or 4 days later because it can take several days for the gallium to build up.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015