: a sectional view of the body constructed by positron-emission tomography
PET scanner
noun
PET scanning
noun
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The only way to definitively prove this, however, would be to repeat his amyloid PET scan, Isaacson said.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 18 June 2024
Core body temperature as measured by rectal thermometers was pushed up by three notches: 0.5 degree, 1 degree, then 1.5 degrees Celsius while PET scans revealed how blood was flowing through participants’ hearts.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 10 June 2024
Indianapolis companies Roche Diagnostics and Eli Lilly and Co., are collaborating to develop a more accessible and affordable option to supplement the spinal tap fluid sample test and PET scan tests that are available today.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
And, with more tracks investing in advanced diagnostic technology, like PET scans, trainers and veterinarians are now better able to detect hard-to-identify injuries or precursors to injuries.
—Graham Motion, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
Yet the best ways of diagnosing Alzheimer’s are either expensive (PET scans can cost $3,000) or invasive (cerebrospinal fluid can be obtained only through a lumbar puncture).
—TIME, 2 May 2024
Subsequent biopsies and a PET scan led to a diagnosis of primary mediastinal B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
Indianapolis companies Roche Diagnostic and Eli Lilly and Co., are collaborating to develop a more accessible and affordable option to supplement the spinal tap fluid sample test and PET scan tests that are available today.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
The patient may undergo a PET scan, an M.R.I. or a spinal tap — tests that detect the presence of two proteins in the brain, amyloid plaques and tau tangles, both associated with Alzheimer’s.
—Paula Span, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 18 June 2024
Core body temperature as measured by rectal thermometers was pushed up by three notches: 0.5 degree, 1 degree, then 1.5 degrees Celsius while PET scans revealed how blood was flowing through participants’ hearts.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 10 June 2024
Indianapolis companies Roche Diagnostics and Eli Lilly and Co., are collaborating to develop a more accessible and affordable option to supplement the spinal tap fluid sample test and PET scan tests that are available today.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
And, with more tracks investing in advanced diagnostic technology, like PET scans, trainers and veterinarians are now better able to detect hard-to-identify injuries or precursors to injuries.
—Graham Motion, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
Yet the best ways of diagnosing Alzheimer’s are either expensive (PET scans can cost $3,000) or invasive (cerebrospinal fluid can be obtained only through a lumbar puncture).
—TIME, 2 May 2024
Subsequent biopsies and a PET scan led to a diagnosis of primary mediastinal B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
Indianapolis companies Roche Diagnostic and Eli Lilly and Co., are collaborating to develop a more accessible and affordable option to supplement the spinal tap fluid sample test and PET scan tests that are available today.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
The patient may undergo a PET scan, an M.R.I. or a spinal tap — tests that detect the presence of two proteins in the brain, amyloid plaques and tau tangles, both associated with Alzheimer’s.
—Paula Span, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
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PET scan
noun
: a sectional view of the body constructed by positron-emission tomography
PET scanning
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