word
PET scan
PET SKAN
pɛt skænListen
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PETscan
Dictionary meaning
positron emission tomography; a nuclear imaging technique that uses radioactive tracers to visualize metabolic processes in the body; particularly valuable in oncology for detecting cancer, staging tumors, and monitoring treatment response; areas of high metabolic activity appear as bright spots on the scan
Synonyms: positron emission tomography
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