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Positron emission tomographyPET

RadiologyOncologyImportant

An imaging test that uses a radioactive tracer to show how tissues and organs are functioning at the cellular level.

Korean

양전자 방출 단층촬영

방사성 추적자를 이용해 조직과 장기가 세포 수준에서 어떻게 기능하는지 보여주는 영상 검사.

French

Tomographie par émission de positons

Examen d'imagerie qui utilise un traceur radioactif pour montrer le fonctionnement des tissus et des organes à l'échelle cellulaire.

Word parts

  • tom/oRoot(Greek) To cut, a section
  • -graphySuffix(Greek) Process of recording or imaging

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