How to Use CAT scan in a Sentence

CAT scan

noun
  • Mizrahi saw him again months later, by which time a CAT scan showed the cancer had spread.
    Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 2 Mar. 2026
  • In essence, the difference between GDP and GO is the difference between an x-ray and a CAT scan.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Patients undergo a CAT scan to show bone placement, and then that scan is entered into a planning software that creates a 3D model of the shoulder.
    Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The only one of its kind in Texas, visitors can catch a glimpse of animals being rehabilitated and even witness wildlife getting a CAT scan.
    Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 28 July 2026
  • The company in 1986 released the Pixar Image Computer, which gained some traction in the medical industry for its ability to render CAT scan data, among other uses.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 22 June 2026

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