PET scan

noun

: a sectional view of the body constructed by positron-emission tomography
PET scanner noun
PET scanning noun

Examples of PET scan in a Sentence

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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. 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 See all Example Sentences for PET scan 

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of PET scan was in 1980

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“PET scan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PET%20scan. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

PET scan

noun
: a sectional view of the body constructed by positron-emission tomography
PET scanning noun
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