: a sectional view of the body constructed by positron-emission tomography
PET scanner
noun
PET scanning
noun
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Besides PET scans, the only similar diagnostic tool involves cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis, which requires challenging and invasive lumbar punctures, or spinal taps.
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Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 20 May 2025
While interpretation still requires a clinician, the test offers a far less invasive and more accessible alternative to PET scans and spinal taps.
—Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
These plaques can be seen in patients through a PET scan, according to the FDA.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
To qualify for drug treatment, Alzheimer’s patients now generally get a specialized PET scan to detect amyloid in their brains or undergo a cerebrospinal fluid test.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 17 May 2025
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Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 20 May 2025
While interpretation still requires a clinician, the test offers a far less invasive and more accessible alternative to PET scans and spinal taps.
—Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
These plaques can be seen in patients through a PET scan, according to the FDA.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
To qualify for drug treatment, Alzheimer’s patients now generally get a specialized PET scan to detect amyloid in their brains or undergo a cerebrospinal fluid test.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 17 May 2025
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“PET scan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PET%20scan. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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PET scan
noun
: a sectional view of the body constructed by positron-emission tomography
PET scanning
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