positron-emission tomography
positron–emission tomography
nounDefinition of POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY
: tomography in which a cross-sectional image of regional metabolism is obtained by a usually color-coded representation of the distribution of gamma radiation given off in the collision of electrons in cells with positrons emitted by radionuclides incorporated into metabolic substances that have been administered (as by injection)
First Known Use of POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY
1976
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