She sat on the table in the exam room facing a line of backlit x-rays and cat scans on the wall.
Preparation for the scan People having abdominal, pelvic, or brain scans may be given special instructions in advance about eating and drinking.
If these scans give more cause for concern you may be given counseling and be offered an amniocentesis.
The NLS text has the word ane after muckle which clearly scans better for reading.
During the final examination the women underwent scans to examine brain atrophy.