positron emission tomography

基本解释

Positron emission tomography (PET) is an emerging modality in lung cancer staging.
正電子放射斷層造影術（PET）是新興的適用於肺癌分期的檢查方法。
PET, or positron emission tomography, is an imaging study that allows doctors to evaluate the use of certain substances by the brain.
即正電子放射斷層攝影術，是一項成像研究，它能使毉生評價大腦對某些物質的使用。
And they did an imaging test called positron emission tomography or PET to test for brain function by looking to see how well the brain uses glucose or sugar.
他們做了一個成像測試正電子發射斷層或PET測試腦功能，看看大腦是如何使用好葡萄糖或糖。

The method combines an examination by positron emission tomography with a drug that lights up beta-amyloid.

The company has also experimented with positron emission tomography, or PET, machines, yet another billable service.
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But Dr Zubieta also used positron emission tomography scans during the experiment to peer inside the men's brains.
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Before they began taking the supplements, all participants underwent positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, and their blood samples were analyzed.
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a technique for assessing brain activity and function by recording the emission of positrons from radioactively labelled substances, such as glucose or dopamine