PET scan

noun

ˈpet- 

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

PET scanner noun

PET scanning noun

Examples of PET scan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sorweid noted that results typically return within a couple of weeks, far faster than a spinal tap or amyloid PET scan, which can take months to schedule. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

Knowing if the cancer has spread The most sensitive imaging test available today is a PSMA PET scan. — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

After 18 months, those who received diranersen had 50%-65% less tau in their brains, as detected by PET scans, compared to those who got a placebo treatment. — Alice Park, Time, 15 July 2026

There was a spot on a PET scan of her lung that a biopsy confirmed wasn’t just scarring. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for PET scan

• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin
• cyan
• deadpan
• dextran
• divan
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• fishman
• flagman

Medical Definition

PET scan

noun

ˈpet- 

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

PET scanning noun