Test or procedure

PET medical abbreviation

PET means "positron emission tomography".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (6 in all for PET), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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Meaning	Latin origin	Where used	Checked against
positron emission tomography	None	Charting, Orders	MedlinePlus Appendix B: Some Common Abbreviations (NLM) NCI Thesaurus, including CDISC SDTM terminology (NCI EVS) NLM SPECIALIST Lexicon abbreviations file (LRABR) FDA Acronyms and Abbreviations CMS Acronyms Federal agency program pages (CMS, Medicare.gov, SSA, IRS, OIG, HHS, DOL, HRSA, FDA, CDC) and healthcare.gov glossary

Sample order: "PET scan."

A made-up line that shows the abbreviation in place. It is not about any patient and is not an instruction.

What does PET mean in medical terms?

PET means "positron emission tomography".

Where is PET used?

PET shows up in charting and orders. Its category here is test or procedure.

Is PET on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

No. PET is not on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list or the ISMP error-prone list as checked on October 23, 2026.