PET scan

noun

: a sectional view of the body constructed by positron-emission tomography
PET scanner noun
PET scanning noun

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That could include blood work to measure your white and red blood cell counts and potentially to look for substances that can signify cancer, as well as imaging (for instance, an ultrasound, CT scan, or PET scan) to check out what’s going on inside your lymph node(s). Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2024 Your PET scan can return a positive result if there are any clusters of bright spots on your image. Susan Russell, Health, 12 Sep. 2024 Jay Reinstein, a patient with Alzheimer’s, sits on a bed after receiving a PET scan at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., June 20, 2023. Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024 The patients took memory tests and received MRIs to measure their brain structure and volume, as well as PET scans to measure glucose metabolism, which is tied to Alzheimer’s. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for PET scan 

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of PET scan was in 1980

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“PET scan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PET%20scan. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

PET scan

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