Meanings
plural positron emission tomographies
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA medical imaging technique which detects the gamma rays produced by positrons emitted from injected radionuclides.
More synonyms by meaning
nounusing a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 正電子發射計算機斷層掃描 /正电子发射计算机断层扫描
- 正電子發射計算機斷層掃描 /正电子发射计算机断层扫描 (zhèngdiànzǐ fāshè jìsuànjī duàncéng sǎomiáo)a medical imaging technique
Czech pozitronová emisní tomografie
- pozitronová emisní tomografiea medical imaging technique
Finnish positroniemissiotomografia
- positroniemissiotomografiaa medical imaging technique
French tomographie par émission de positons, TEP
- tomographie par émission de positonsa medical imaging technique
- TEPa medical imaging technique
Greek τομογραφία εκπομπής ποζιτρονίων
- τομογραφία εκπομπής ποζιτρονίων (tomografía ekpompís pozitroníon)a medical imaging technique
Hungarian pozitronemissziós tomográfia
- pozitronemissziós tomográfiaa medical imaging technique
Irish tomagrafaíocht astúchán posatrón
- tomagrafaíocht astúchán posatróna medical imaging technique
Norwegian positronemisjonstomografi
- positronemisjonstomografia medical imaging technique
Turkish pozitron emisyon tomografisi
- pozitron emisyon tomografisia medical imaging technique
Cite this entry
positron emission tomography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/positron%20emission%20tomography
“positron emission tomography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/positron%20emission%20tomography. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “positron emission tomography,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/positron%20emission%20tomography.
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