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Positron emission tomography, an Uncommon card
Positron emission tomography is a functional imaging technique that uses radioactive substances known as radiotracers to visualize and measure changes in metabolic processes, and in other physiological activities including blood flow, regional chemical composition, and absorption.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 91
- Power
- 174
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 160,000
Power 174 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Positron emission tomography quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Positron emission tomography card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
PET is a common imaging technique, a medical ______ technique used in nuclear medicine.
Answer
scintillography. PET is a common imaging technique, a medical scintillography technique used in nuclear medicine. From the Positron emission tomography article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Psychotherapy. Psychotherapy 91 · Rocket 87 · Positron emission tomography 83 · Aldebaran 79 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- In clinical practice it is used to diagnose and manage cancer treatment, in cardiology and cardiac surgery, and in neurology and psychiatry.
- PET is a common imaging technique, a medical scintillography technique used in nuclear medicine.
- A radiopharmaceutical, a radioisotope attached to a drug, is injected into the body as a tracer.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Positron emission tomography article was read about 160,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 91: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Positron emission tomography
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Text : Wikipedia, Positron emission tomography (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Spacecoastcreative, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
