A nuclear medicine procedure called ________ is often used to locate and determine the extent of brain damage from a stroke.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


SPECT

SPECT is a nuclear medicine procedure that is often used to locate and determine the extent of brain damage from a stroke.

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