What's the difference between scanning and scanting?

Scanning


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scan

Example Sentences:

  • (1) By presenting the case history of a man who successively developed facial and trigeminal neural dysfunction after Mohs chemosurgery of a PCSCC, this paper documents histologically the occurrence of such neural invasion, and illustrates the utility of gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance scanning in patient management.
  • (2) By electrophoresis and scanning densitometry, actin was found to constitute about 4% to 6% of the total cellular protein in the human corneal epithelium.
  • (3) Clinical surveillance, repeated laboratory tests, conventional radiology, and especially ultrasonography and CT scan all contributed to the preoperative diagnosis.
  • (4) Tumor shrinkage was documented by A-scan ultrasonography in all but one patient.
  • (5) In choosing between various scanning techniques the factors to be considered include availability, cost, the type of equipment, the expertise of the medical and technical staff, and the inherent capabilities of the system.
  • (6) The method is based on two-dimensional scanning photon absorptiometry on the distal part of the forearm.
  • (7) The results also indicate that small lesions initially noted only on CT scans of the chest in children with Wilms' tumor frequently represent metastatic tumor.
  • (8) CT scan revealed a small calcified mass in the right maxillary sinus.
  • (9) Transmission electron microscopy demonstrated that these blebs were devoid of organelles and microvilli; scanning electron microscopy revealed that the blebs were highly wrinkled and more numerous than were the projections observed in tissue from animals treated with testosterone alone, or in tissue from unoperated controls.
  • (10) We conclude that inflammatory lesions at these sites are not uncommon and that CT scans are diagnostic in the great majority.
  • (11) The skull films and CT scans of 1383 patients with acute head injury transferred to a regional neurosurgical unit were reviewed.
  • (12) For consistent identification of the normal pancreas, preliminary longitudinal scanning at, or near, the mid-line and subsequent oblique scanning in the long axis are necessary prerequisites in delineating the anatomic outline of the pancreas.
  • (13) In scanning of more than 20 Hz frequency, the spectral pattern also reflected the characteristics of the cone system.
  • (14) 3 patients had complete disappearance of the symptoms but did not have a computed tomography scanning control, 3 patients had clinical and CT recovery.
  • (15) The remaining 16 patients were explored for persistent symptoms, an abnormality on GI series, or a mass lesion on CT scan.
  • (16) After permeabilization, with attendant partial extraction, the preparation can be fixed, then viewed by either deep-etch replication, or by high-resolution scanning electron microscopy, with structure of interest revealed in deep view.
  • (17) A television camera scans the spread through microscope optics; computer and special purpose electronics process the video signals to generate run length histograms.
  • (18) Subgingival plaque was sampled and the presence or absence of the above mentioned bacteria assessed with BANA reagent cards (Perio Scan).
  • (19) Ventilation-perfusion lung scans and contrast ascending venography were performed on the sixth to eighth postoperative days.
  • (20) It is often necessary to estimate the dose of radiation to a fetus from a series of CT scans.

Scanting


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scant

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It is worth noting though that the government is reaping scant reward in the polls even though the economy has expanded by more than 3% over the past year and – according to the IMF – will be the fastest growing of the G7 economies this year.
  • (2) A few days on, we still don't know much , and the evidence against Lewthwaite is scant and contradictory.
  • (3) Despite scant histopathologic changes, motoneuron action potential discharge at this time was significantly altered in latency to onset of spike and rate of rise.
  • (4) Deep veins in the leg have little sympathetic innervation and scant vascular smooth muscle, so their compliance may be determined primarily by the surrounding skeletal muscle.
  • (5) Guidelines to show whether a patient hospitalized because of a urinary tract infection (UTI) has a severe infection, and whether he or she is at high risk for harboring a multiresistant pathogen, are scant.
  • (6) Assay sensitivity is greatly enhanced by pre-amplification of the target nucleic acid segment, enabling extremely scant tissue samples to be analysed and low grade infections to be detected.
  • (7) A review of the scant literature available on this condition reflect how uncommon it is, particularly in fertile subjects.
  • (8) There is, however, scant comparative information about the use of bloodspot eluates for detection of malarial IgG antibodies simultaneously by IFAT and enzyme immunoassay (ELISA).
  • (9) The rule of law collapses into expediency unless judges are independent and self-confident, and the evidence of such judges in Putin's Russia are scant indeed.
  • (10) So perhaps the news that most cancers are the product of bad luck – rather than, say, our diet or lifestyles – is scant reassurance.
  • (11) Using the scant evidence available in the literature, this study conducts a sensitivity analysis to calculate the unrecognized costs of antibiotic use annually in the United States under various possible circumstances.
  • (12) Lipid droplets and elements of smooth endoplasmic reticulum are scant.
  • (13) Third, there were cells whose surfaces exhibited dense populations of cilia and scant numbers of microvilli.
  • (14) The concept of insight into psychosis has received scant attention in the psychiatric literature.
  • (15) The first but very scant cardiomotor terminals appear in this period.
  • (16) In a brief review of the psychiatric literature on the psychological development of the child it is noted that only scant attention has been given to the influences of man's inborn aggressive drives in determining "how we get to be the way we are."
  • (17) Three types of seminoma cells could be distinguished on the basis of the relation between glycogen accumulation and cytoplasmic organelles: 1. tumor cells with plentiful glycogen and scant organelles, 2. tumor cells packed with organelles including RER, mitochondria and Golgi-apparatus but with finely dispersed glycogen, 3. tumor cells with numerous free ribosomes but few organelles and little glycogen.
  • (18) Nushra Mansuri, a professional officer at the British Association of Social Workers : "Was sad that there was scant focus on putting forward proposals to improve the situation for children in care across the board – we are in danger of promoting a two tier system."
  • (19) Intensity patterns were suggestive of hemorrhage, but neither acute nor chronic hemorrhage was identified on routine H and E stains, while iron stain revealed scant hemorrhage in only two of the eight patients in whom these stains were used.
  • (20) Wherever I went, I got nothing.” ‘Everything I have is inside this room’ Suleymanova’s family live in one dim, narrow, room scant with furniture.

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