A hospital patient is injected with a small amount of radioactive glucose. Which type of brain imaging is the patient about to undergo?

a) electroencephalography (EEG)
b) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan
c) computerized axial tomography (CT) scan
d) positron emission tomography (PET) scan


ANS: d

Psychology

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Psychology