: a sectional view of the body constructed by positron-emission tomography
PET scanner
noun
PET scanning
noun
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Your PET scan can return a positive result if there are any clusters of bright spots on your image.
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Susan Russell, Health, 12 Sep. 2024
Jay Reinstein, a patient with Alzheimer’s, sits on a bed after receiving a PET scan at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., June 20, 2023.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
The patients took memory tests and received MRIs to measure their brain structure and volume, as well as PET scans to measure glucose metabolism, which is tied to Alzheimer’s.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2024
Patients were given in-office cognitive and memory tests, a blood test, and were sent for either a spinal tap or a brain imaging test called a PET scan.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024
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Susan Russell, Health, 12 Sep. 2024
Jay Reinstein, a patient with Alzheimer’s, sits on a bed after receiving a PET scan at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., June 20, 2023.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
The patients took memory tests and received MRIs to measure their brain structure and volume, as well as PET scans to measure glucose metabolism, which is tied to Alzheimer’s.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2024
Patients were given in-office cognitive and memory tests, a blood test, and were sent for either a spinal tap or a brain imaging test called a PET scan.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 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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