PET scanning

PET scanning
noun see PET scan

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • PET scan — ˈpet noun : a sectional view of the body constructed by positron emission tomography • PET scanning noun * * * 1. an image obtained by positron emission tomography, using a PET scanner. 2. an examination performed with a PET scanner. [P(ositron)… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • PET scan — noun Date: 1980 a sectional view of the body constructed by positron emission tomography • PET scanner noun • PET scanning noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • PET/CT scanning — an imaging system that allows a PET scan (see positron emission tomography) and a CT scan (see computerized tomography) to be performed very close together, with minimal movement of the patient between scans. This means that the images produced… …   The new mediacal dictionary

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  • SPECT scanning — (in nuclear medicine) a cross sectional imaging technique for observing an organ or part of the body using a gamma camera; images are produced after injecting a radioactive tracer. The camera is rotated around the patient being scanned. Using a… …   Medical dictionary

  • SPECT scanning — single photon emission computing tomography (in nuclear medicine) a cross sectional imaging technique for observing an organ or part of the body using a gamma camera; images are produced after injecting a radioactive tracer. The camera is rotated …   The new mediacal dictionary

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