positron emission tomography

Definitions of positron emission tomography
  1. noun
    using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
    synonyms: PET
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    type of:
    imaging, tomography
    (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
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