23.2k views
0 votes
Can u scan the volume of the brain without being injected with radioactive substances ? What is the procedure called ?

User Elvis Oric
by
5.7k points

1 Answer

5 votes

Answer:

Yes,an the procedure is called Prositron Emission Tomography (PET)

Step-by-step explanation:Positron emission tomography is a type of nuclear medicine procedure that measures metabolic activity of the cells of body tissues. PET is actually a combination of nuclear medicine and biochemical analysis. Used mostly in patients with brain or heart conditions and cancer, PET helps to visualize the biochemical changes taking place in the body, such as the metabolism (the process by which cells change food into energy after food is digested and absorbed into the blood) of the heart muscle.

User Shikyo
by
6.3k points