full body scan
Head-to-toe examination
A full body scan is a medical imaging procedure that examines the entire body rather than a specific region.
CT or MRI technology creates detailed cross-sectional images to detect tumors, blockages, or other abnormalities: The doctor ordered a full body scan after the accident.
Also refers to security screening at airports using millimeter-wave or X-ray technology to reveal concealed objects beneath clothing.
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- medical imagingCreating pictures inside bodies
- imagingProducing visual representations
- radiologyImaging-based diagnostic medicine
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- scans
- airport securityTSA, TSA agent, security, security checkpoint, screening
- medical imagingMRI, X-ray, mammogram, ultrasound, computed tomography
- security measuresmetal detectors, bag checks, security guards, checkpoints, surveillance cameras
- searchessearch, seek, hunt, quest, find
full body scanmammogram
Breast tissue X-ray
head CT · dental X-ray · knee MRI · brain MRI · abdominal ultrasound
full body scanphysical examination
Medical evaluation of body
visual inspection · clinical observation · blood test · palpation · hands-on assessment
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