: a sectional view of the body constructed by positron-emission tomography
PET scanner
noun
PET scanning
noun
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Last month, Elon Musk suggested on X that users submit X-rays, PET scans, MRIs and other medical images to Grok, the platform’s artificial intelligence chatbot, to seek diagnoses.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO posted on X on Tuesday, encouraging his followers to submit X-rays, PET scans, MRIs or other medical images to the AI chatbot.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024
Current diagnostic tools like spinal taps and PET scans are less accessible, making the blood test a promising alternative for earlier and more accurate detection of Alzheimer’s.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024
That could include blood work to measure your white and red blood cell counts and potentially to look for substances that can signify cancer, as well as imaging (for instance, an ultrasound, CT scan, or PET scan) to check out what’s going on inside your lymph node(s).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2024
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO posted on X on Tuesday, encouraging his followers to submit X-rays, PET scans, MRIs or other medical images to the AI chatbot.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024
Current diagnostic tools like spinal taps and PET scans are less accessible, making the blood test a promising alternative for earlier and more accurate detection of Alzheimer’s.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024
That could include blood work to measure your white and red blood cell counts and potentially to look for substances that can signify cancer, as well as imaging (for instance, an ultrasound, CT scan, or PET scan) to check out what’s going on inside your lymph node(s).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2024
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PET scan
noun
: a sectional view of the body constructed by positron-emission tomography
PET scanning
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