- PET scanning
- noun see PET scan
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
PET scanning
Look at other dictionaries:
PET scanning — noun see PET scan … Useful english dictionary
PET scan — ☆ PET scan [pet ] n. [p(ositron) e(mission) t(omography)] a type of tomography that, through the use of radioactive tracers, shows the metabolism, as of glucose, in the body, esp. the brain: used in diagnosing abnormalities PET scanner n. PET… … English World dictionary
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
PET scan — Positron emission tomography, a highly specialized imaging technique using short lived radioactive substances. This technique produces three dimensional colored images. PET scanning provides information about the body s chemistry not available… … Medical dictionary
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
PET-CT — Positron emission tomography computed tomography (better know by its acronym PET CT) is a medical imaging device which combines in a single gantry system both a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and an x ray Computed Tomography, so that images… … Wikipedia
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
Perfusion scanning — Perfusion is defined as the passage of fluid through the lymphatic system or blood vessels to an organ or a tissue. [American Psychological Association (APA):perfusion. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved March 20, 2008, from… … Wikipedia
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
