Physics A-Level
Hot spots and pathological uptake
What Hot spots and pathological uptake means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Hot spots and pathological uptake
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Areas of high uptake appear as hot spots and may indicate tumours, active inflammation or specific brain activity.
Topics that use Hot spots and pathological uptake
- Diagnostic methods in medicine (OCR A-Level)
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