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positron emission tomography

pos·i·tron e·mis·sion to·mog·ra·phy


noun 
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medical imaging technology: a method of medical imaging capable of displaying the metabolic activity of organs in the body that is useful in diagnosing cancer, locating brain tumors, and investigating other brain disorders

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