NALT

Término preferido

positron-emission tomography

Topic

An imaging technique using compounds labelled with short-lived positron-emitting radionuclides (such as carbon-11, nitrogen-13, oxygen-15 and fluorine-18) to measure cell metabolism. It has been useful in study of soft tissues such as cancer; cardiovascular system; and brain.

tomography

PET (positron-emission tomography)
PET imaging
PET scan
positron emission tomography

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

60034

español

tomografía por emisión de positrones

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/146566

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Creado 8/1/11, última modificación 4/8/15