positron emission tomography scanner

Definitions of positron emission tomography scanner
  1. noun
    a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body
    synonyms: PET scanner
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    type of:
    tomograph
    X-ray machine in which a computer builds a detailed image of a particular plane through an object from multiple X-ray measurements
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