SPECT

[ spekt ]

noun

single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.

Origin of SPECT

First recorded in 1985–90

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In other words, SPECT might not be a useful tool for assessing more subtle physiological states, like anxiety and depression.
Can Daniel Amen Read Your Mind? | Eliza Shapiro | December 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
He also says that dozens of doctors around the country not affiliated with his clinics use SPECT for clinical purposes.
Can Daniel Amen Read Your Mind? | Eliza Shapiro | December 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
But if Ayotte really puts a hold on Rice, I SPECT that'll get lots of attention.
Behind the GOP Game on Rice | Michael Tomasky | November 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
"Miss Josephine must 'SPECT her beau; she's mightily fined off," commented Rachel, when she came up from her meal.
Alone | Marion Harland
Bad, I 'SPECT, when he remembers the way he treated poor Connie.
Sue, A Little Heroine | L. T. Meade

I 'SPECT he will some day, and Tom says he licks awful hard.
Tabitha at Ivy Hall | Ruth Alberta Brown
Couldn't git dar 'fore dark, no how, and he'd be gone away, and I 'SPECT I couldn't fin' him.
What Might Have Been Expected | Frank R. Stockton
Oh, 'bout as big as your head, and I 'SPECT it's likely to come down dis yere chimney 'most any time.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow Paine

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