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.

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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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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2016	1	3	4
2017	2	4	6
2018	0	3	3
2020	4	5	9
2021	7	0	7
2022	1	2	3
2023	0	1	1
2024	5	1	6
2025	2	3	5
2026	0	2	2

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Gilyard S, Ahmed O, Kim CY, Chundury A, Donnelly EF, Knavel Koepsel EM, Lin J, Makary MS, Mehta P, Monroe EJ, Scheidt MJ, Servais E, Fidelman N. ACR Appropriateness Criteria? Radiologic Management of Pulmonary Nodules and Masses: Update 2025. J Am Coll Radiol. 2026 May; 23(5):915-927.

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Yoon YJ, Seo S, Lee S, Lim H, Choo K, Kim D, Han H, So M, Kang H, Kang S, Kim D, Lee YG, Shin D, Jeon TJ, Yun M. Centiloid values from deep learning-based CT parcellation: a valid alternative to freesurfer. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2025 09 30; 17(1):212.

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Trinh K, Chow DZ, Park H, Habib U, Offit L, Franquet E, Almeida RR, Wang Y, Borges N, Jamal F, Jacene HA, Heidari P, Ng TSC. Evaluating the Added Value of Concurrent Contrast-enhanced Diagnostic CT for PSMA-PET/CT Interpretation. Acad Radiol. 2025 01; 32(1):275-286.

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Piltin MA, Norwood P, Ladores V, Mukhtar RA, Sauder CA, Golshan M, Tchou J, Rao R, Lee MC, Son J, Reyna C, Hewitt K, Kuerer H, Ahrendt G, Greenwalt I, Tseng J, Postlewait L, Howard-McNatt M, Jaskowiak N, Esserman LJ, Boughey JC. Internal Mammary Lymphadenopathy Does Not Impact Oncologic Outcomes in Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Results from the I-SPY2 Clinical Trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Oct; 31(11):7420-7428.

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Jain V, McIntosh L. Subacute Cerebral Infarct: An Unusual Cause of Radiotracer Uptake at 18 F-PSMA PET/CT. Clin Nucl Med. 2024 Sep 01; 49(9):882-883.

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