: a sectional view of the body constructed by positron-emission tomography
PET scanner
noun
PET scanning
noun
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Then, about 16 years later when people were in their mid-fifties, participants had PET scans of their brains to measure the accumulation of tau and beta-amyloid proteins, substances tied to greater dementia risk.
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Polizzi said she was transferred to an oncologist and will get a PET scan next to detect if the cancer spread to other parts of her body.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
The actress will next get a PET scan, a nuclear imaging test that helps detect diseases like cancer at a cellular level.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
The PET scan uses a radioactive drug called a tracer to show both typical and atypical metabolic activity, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Polizzi said she was transferred to an oncologist and will get a PET scan next to detect if the cancer spread to other parts of her body.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
The actress will next get a PET scan, a nuclear imaging test that helps detect diseases like cancer at a cellular level.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
The PET scan uses a radioactive drug called a tracer to show both typical and atypical metabolic activity, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
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PET scan
noun
: a sectional view of the body constructed by positron-emission tomography
PET scanning
noun
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