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Definition of SPECT scan
Medically reviewed by Min Clinic Staff | Updated: January 2026
SPECT scan: Single photon emission computed tomography scan, a nuclear medicine procedure in which a gamma camera rotates around the patient to produce images from many angles, which a computer then uses to form a tomographic (cross-'sectional) image.