positron-emission tomography
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English
41
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
8
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He points to a new scanner, called the positron-emission tomography (PET), which by detecting biochemical changes in the brain could aid in diagnosis."
- "New imaging advances have greatly improved the ability of doctors to visualize what is happening inside the body. These include the CAT and PET (positron-emission tomography) scanners, soundwaves to study the heart (echocardiography) and improved radioisotopes and radiation-sensitive cameras to spot tumors, watch the blood flow or the heart beating."
- "The brain is only part of the PET story. Positron-emission tomography—PET’s formal name—can be used to study the workings of cells throughout the body."
- "MRI tests and positron-emission tomography didn’t exist in William James’s day, but today, it’s quite possible to see which parts of the brain we use for what functions."
- "[Bennet] Omalu’s experimental breakthrough – along with UCLA researchers – uses positron-emission tomography (PET scan) and a radioactive “tracer” called FDDNP to bind to tau proteins in the brain."
- "Positron-emission tomography is a nuclear medicine imaging technique used to observe metabolic processes — of tissue or organisms — in the body to help diagnose disease."