: a sectional view of the body constructed by positron-emission tomography
PET scanner
noun
PET scanning
noun
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The researchers then used PET scans to study their brains, including a tracer that binds to estrogen receptors.
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Jennifer Chesak, Verywell Health, 17 July 2024
Several committee members also noted that tau PET scans are complex to interpret and only available at specialized centers.
—science.org, 3 July 2024
What can PET scans teach us about perimenopause and menopause?
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 25 June 2024
The only way to definitively prove this, however, would be to repeat his amyloid PET scan, Isaacson said.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 18 June 2024
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Jennifer Chesak, Verywell Health, 17 July 2024
Several committee members also noted that tau PET scans are complex to interpret and only available at specialized centers.
—science.org, 3 July 2024
What can PET scans teach us about perimenopause and menopause?
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 25 June 2024
The only way to definitively prove this, however, would be to repeat his amyloid PET scan, Isaacson said.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 18 June 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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