Aisha's physician refers her to a medical center in order to have the biochemical activity in her brain analyzed. She is given an injection of a radioactive glucose-like substance and then is told to lie down with her head in a scanner. The technique being used is __________.

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The technique described involves the injection of a radioactive glucose-like substance, which is then scanned using a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner to measure biochemical activity in the brain. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (B) measures changes in blood flow in the brain, microelectrode recording (C) involves recording electrical activity in the brain from small electrodes, and electroencephalography (D) measures electrical activity on the scalp, but none of these techniques involve the injection of a radioactive substance.

Aisha's Physician Refers Her to a Medical Center in Order