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[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I always thought it stood for "pepperoni." So, you're saying "PET" stands for "Positrons, Endives, and Tomatoes"?

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No it stands for animals you keep at home.

PET scan, its powered by hamsters.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I guess they decided CAT scan wasn't inclusive enough.

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Cats were originally used for their curiosity, but training hamsters and eventually parakeets led to much smaller machines.