PET scan

noun

: 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 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 Patients were given in-office cognitive and memory tests, a blood test, and were sent for either a spinal tap or a brain imaging test called a PET scan. Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for PET scan 

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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 5 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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