Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography

"Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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An imaging technique that combines a POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) scanner and a CT X RAY scanner. This establishes a precise anatomic localization in the same session.

Descriptor ID	D000072078
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.350.350.800.700.500 E01.370.350.350.810.645 E01.370.350.567.500 E01.370.350.600.350.700.810.490 E01.370.350.600.350.800.399.500 E01.370.350.700.700.810.645 E01.370.350.700.810.810.723 E01.370.350.710.800.399.500 E01.370.350.825.800.399.500 E01.370.350.825.810.810.700 E01.370.384.730.800.399.500
Concept/Terms	Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography PET-CT Scan PET-CT Scans Scan, PET-CT Scans, PET-CT PET CT Scan CT Scan, PET CT Scans, PET PET CT Scans Scan, PET CT Scans, PET CT CT PET CT PETs PET, CT PETs, CT Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography PET-CT CT PET Scan CT PET Scans PET Scan, CT PET Scans, CT Scan, CT PET Scans, CT PET

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Diagnostic Imaging [E01.370.350]
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted [E01.370.350.350]
Tomography, Emission-Computed [E01.370.350.350.800]
Positron-Emission Tomography [E01.370.350.350.800.700]
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.350.800.700.500]
Tomography, X-Ray Computed [E01.370.350.350.810]
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.350.810.645]
Multimodal Imaging [E01.370.350.567]
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.567.500]
Photography [E01.370.350.600]
Image Enhancement [E01.370.350.600.350]
Radiographic Image Enhancement [E01.370.350.600.350.700]
Tomography, X-Ray Computed [E01.370.350.600.350.700.810]
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.600.350.700.810.490]
Tomography, Emission-Computed [E01.370.350.600.350.800]
Positron-Emission Tomography [E01.370.350.600.350.800.399]
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.600.350.800.399.500]
Radiography [E01.370.350.700]
Radiographic Image Enhancement [E01.370.350.700.700]
Tomography, X-Ray Computed [E01.370.350.700.700.810]
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.700.700.810.645]
Tomography, X-Ray [E01.370.350.700.810]
Tomography, X-Ray Computed [E01.370.350.700.810.810]
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.700.810.810.723]
Radionuclide Imaging [E01.370.350.710]
Tomography, Emission-Computed [E01.370.350.710.800]
Positron-Emission Tomography [E01.370.350.710.800.399]
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.710.800.399.500]
Tomography [E01.370.350.825]
Tomography, Emission-Computed [E01.370.350.825.800]
Positron-Emission Tomography [E01.370.350.825.800.399]
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.825.800.399.500]
Tomography, X-Ray [E01.370.350.825.810]
Tomography, X-Ray Computed [E01.370.350.825.810.810]
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.825.810.810.700]
Diagnostic Techniques, Radioisotope [E01.370.384]
Radionuclide Imaging [E01.370.384.730]
Tomography, Emission-Computed [E01.370.384.730.800]
Positron-Emission Tomography [E01.370.384.730.800.399]
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.384.730.800.399.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography".

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