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[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No it stands for animals you keep at home.

PET scan, its powered by hamsters.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I guess they decided CAT scan wasn't inclusive enough.

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 day ago

Cats were originally used for their curiosity, but training hamsters and eventually parakeets led to much smaller machines.