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positron emission tomography

DEFINITIONS OF: positron emission tomography

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n using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)

Synonyms:
PET
Type of:
imaging, tomography
(medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
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