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a diagnostic test using nuclear medicine in which tissue function can be imaged. Damaged tissues have reduced metabolic activity; therefore, gamma radiation from these areas is reduced or absent.
Ãâó: www.albertaradiosurgery.ca/faq/glossary/
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| positron emission tomography |
A technique that uses signals emitted by radioactive tracers to construct images of the distribution of the tracers in the human body.
Ãâó: seniorhealth.about.com/od/womenshealth/a/women_glo...
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| positron emission tomography |
a brain imaging technology that generates a computerized image of the brain's structure and of the activity levels in various parts of the brain
Ãâó: www.fcs.uga.edu/extension/bbb/info/glossary.htm
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| positron emission tomography |
a type of brain scan that can be used to monitor the brain
Ãâó: www.fbhc.org/Patients/Modules/epilepsy/ep_glossary...
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| positron emission tomography |
A PET scan creates an image of the body (or of biochemical events) after the injection of a very low dose of a radioactive form of a substance, such as sugar. The scan computes the rate at which the tumor is using the sugar. In general, high-grade tumors use more sugar than normal and low-grade tumors use less. PET scans may also be used to see how well the tumor is responding to treatment
Ãâó: www.legacyhealth.org/body.cfm
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