Image Fusion as Used in the Production of PET Images

question 17

Multiple Choice

Image fusion as used in the production of PET images may fuse together the PET images with the images of what other imaging modality?

• A) ultrasound
• B) x-ray
• C) CT
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Testosterone

The principal male sex hormone in mammals.

Estrogen

A group of steroid hormones which play a critical role in sexual and reproductive development, primarily in women, but also has important functions in men.

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain responsible for producing hormones that regulate body temperature, hunger, moods, release of hormones from many glands, especially the pituitary.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the cerebrum in the brain, involved in many complex brain functions including memory, attention, perception, cognition, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.