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POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)

Synonyms:

PET; positron emission tomography

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("positron emission tomography" is a kind of...):

imaging; tomography ((medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body)

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An imaging technique that utilizes positron emission tomography to produce a three-dimensional image of functional processes in the body.

(FDG-Positron Emission Tomography, NCI Thesaurus)

A radioconjugate composed of choline labeled with the positron-emitting isotope fluorine F 18, with potential tumor tracer activity using positron emission tomography (PET).

(Fluorine F 18 Choline, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called F 18 sodium fluoride positron emission tomography and fluorine F 18 sodium fluoride PET.

(F-18 NaF PET, NCI Dictionary)

A radioconjugate containing a low molecular weight tracer, DCFBC, specific for prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) and labeled with the positron-emitting isotope fluorine F 18 with potential prostate tumor imaging upon positron emission tomography (PET).

(Fluorine F 18 DCFBC, NCI Thesaurus)

Fluorine F 18 FEQA irreversibly binds to EGFR, allowing imaging of EGFR-positive tumor cells with positron emission tomography (PET).

(fluorine F 18 FEQA, NCI Thesaurus)

A radioconjugate composed of a fluorinated pyrimidine analog, linked to the radioisotope fluorine F 18 with potential imaging activity using positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT).

(Fluorine F 18 5-Fluoro-2-deoxycytidine, NCI Thesaurus)

An amino acid analog radiolabeled with fluorine F 18, a positron emitting isotope, used as a tracer in positron emission tomography (PET).

(F-18 Fluoroethyltyrosine, NCI Thesaurus)

Following exposure to this agent, EGFR expression status can be determined and EGFR overexpressing tumor cells can be visualized using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.

(Carbon C 11 Erlotinib Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A peptide analog of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) radiolabeled with the positron-emitting radioisotope copper Cu 64, with potential diagnostic ability upon positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.

(Copper Cu 64 TP3805, NCI Thesaurus)

Although the mechanism is unclear, carbon-11 acetate preferentially accumulates in tumor tissue, serving as a tracer for imaging tumors with positron emission tomography (PET).

(Carbon-11 acetate, NCI Thesaurus)