: a sectional view of the body constructed by positron-emission tomography
PET scanner
noun
PET scanning
noun
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But my PET scan in October 2023 showed that the cancer had gone wild in my body.
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
Within 10 days, a PET scan showed an 80 percent reduction in his Stage four tumors.
—Alexis Kayser, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
This year, Hsu said, her problems were with Cigna Healthcare over her PET scans.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
If there are no bright areas on your PET scan image, your test is negative.
—Susan Russell, Health, 12 Sep. 2024
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
Within 10 days, a PET scan showed an 80 percent reduction in his Stage four tumors.
—Alexis Kayser, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
This year, Hsu said, her problems were with Cigna Healthcare over her PET scans.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
If there are no bright areas on your PET scan image, your test is negative.
—Susan Russell, Health, 12 Sep. 2024
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PET scan
noun
: a sectional view of the body constructed by positron-emission tomography
PET scanning
noun
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