positron emission tomography

See also: positron-emission tomography

English

Noun

positron emission tomography (countable and uncountable, plural positron emission tomographies)

  2. (medicine) A medical imaging technique which detects the gamma rays produced by positrons emitted from injected radionuclides.
    Alternative form: positron-emission tomography
    Synonym: PET (acronym)
    Hypernyms: tomography < imaging
    Coordinate terms: SPECT, XRCT

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