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MeSH Heading: Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
Tree 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
Unique ID: D000072078
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000072078
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): CT PET; CT PET Scan; PET CT Scan; PET-CT; PET-CT Scan; Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography
Previous Indexing: Positron-Emission Tomography (2004-2016); Tomography, X-Ray Computed (1984-2016)
Public MeSH Note: 2017
History Note: 2017
Date Established: 2017/01/01
Date of Entry: 2016/07/05
Revision Date: 2018/12/14

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

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economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

methods (MT)

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nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

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trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

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]

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - Diagnostic Imaging [E01.370.350]
    - Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted [E01.370.350.350]
      - Tomography, X-Ray Computed [E01.370.350.350.810]
        
        Colonography, Computed Tomographic [E01.370.350.350.810.180]
        
        Computed Tomography Angiography [E01.370.350.350.810.335]
        
        Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.350.810.490]
        
        Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.350.810.645]
        
        Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.350.810.723]
        
        Tomography, Spiral Computed [E01.370.350.350.810.800]

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - Diagnostic Imaging [E01.370.350]
    - Multimodal Imaging [E01.370.350.567]

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - Diagnostic Imaging [E01.370.350]
    - 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]
        
        Colonography, Computed Tomographic [E01.370.350.600.350.700.810.180]
        
        Computed Tomography Angiography [E01.370.350.600.350.700.810.335]
        
        Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.600.350.700.810.490]
        
        Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.600.350.700.810.645]
        
        Tomography, Spiral Computed [E01.370.350.600.350.700.810.800]

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - Diagnostic Imaging [E01.370.350]
    - Photography [E01.370.350.600]
      - Image Enhancement [E01.370.350.600.350]
        
        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]

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - Diagnostic Imaging [E01.370.350]
    - Radiography [E01.370.350.700]
      - Radiographic Image Enhancement [E01.370.350.700.700]
        
        Tomography, X-Ray Computed [E01.370.350.700.700.810]
        
        Colonography, Computed Tomographic [E01.370.350.700.700.810.180]
        
        Computed Tomography Angiography [E01.370.350.700.700.810.335]
        
        Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.700.700.810.490]
        
        Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.700.700.810.645]
        
        Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.700.700.810.723]
        
        Tomography, Spiral Computed [E01.370.350.700.700.810.800]

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - Diagnostic Imaging [E01.370.350]
    - Radiography [E01.370.350.700]
      - Tomography, X-Ray [E01.370.350.700.810]
        
        Tomography, X-Ray Computed [E01.370.350.700.810.810]
        
        Colonography, Computed Tomographic [E01.370.350.700.810.810.180]
        
        Cone-Beam Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.700.810.810.490]
        
        Computed Tomography Angiography [E01.370.350.700.810.810.568]
        
        Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.700.810.810.645]
        
        Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.700.810.810.723]
        
        Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.700.810.810.762]
        
        Tomography, Spiral Computed [E01.370.350.700.810.810.800]
        
        X-Ray Microtomography [E01.370.350.700.810.810.900]

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - Diagnostic Imaging [E01.370.350]
    - 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]

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - Diagnostic Imaging [E01.370.350]
    - 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]

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - Diagnostic Imaging [E01.370.350]
    - Tomography [E01.370.350.825]
      - Tomography, X-Ray [E01.370.350.825.810]
        
        Tomography, X-Ray Computed [E01.370.350.825.810.810]
        
        Cone-Beam Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.825.810.810.399]
        
        Computed Tomography Angiography [E01.370.350.825.810.810.499]
        
        Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.825.810.810.599]
        
        Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.825.810.810.700]
        
        Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography [E01.370.350.825.810.810.750]
        
        Tomography, Spiral Computed [E01.370.350.825.810.810.800]
        
        X-Ray Microtomography [E01.370.350.825.810.810.900]

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - 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]

Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography Preferred

Concept UI: M000616299
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography Preferred Term
Term UI T000902074
Date05/31/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); PET-CT Scan
Term UI T000897991
Date03/31/2016
LexicalTag ABX
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); PET CT Scan
Term UI T000897992
Date03/31/2016
LexicalTag ABX
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); PET-CT
Term UI T000897990
Date03/31/2016
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); CT PET
Term UI T000898720
Date04/11/2016
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography
Term UI T000900330
Date05/04/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); CT PET Scan
Term UI T000898719
Date04/11/2016
LexicalTag ABX
ThesaurusID NLM (2017)

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