brain scan

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However, it is often hard to diagnose it from these alone, and often takes a brain scan or other procedures.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

A brain scan after the fume event ruled out a stroke.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 2025

Indeed, in the brain scan study, voice hearers with diagnosed schizophrenia were the last to catch on when the researchers made the appearance of the checkerboard more independent from the tone.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025

He was admitted to the hospital, had a brain scan and was diagnosed with a brain stem tumor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

Now Dr. Damasio turns to a computer program called Brainvox that is used to reassemble brain scan "slices" into a three-dimensional model.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman