: a sectional view of the body constructed by positron-emission tomography
PET scanner
noun
PET scanning
noun
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Coulier was diagnosed with P16 squamous carcinoma, a type of head and neck cancer, when doctors noticed a flare-up on the base of his tongue during a routine check-up and PET scan.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
During Coulier's six-month check-up and PET scans, doctors discovered a flare-up had returned as an enlarged tumor.
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After his second round of chemo, a PET scan showed no active lymphoma cells.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
After a series of tests, including a colonoscopy, MRI, PET scan and biopsy, Rogers was diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
During Coulier's six-month check-up and PET scans, doctors discovered a flare-up had returned as an enlarged tumor.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
After his second round of chemo, a PET scan showed no active lymphoma cells.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
After a series of tests, including a colonoscopy, MRI, PET scan and biopsy, Rogers was diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
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“PET scan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PET%20scan. Accessed 8 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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