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By militarymedical on May 31, 2016No Comment

Mr. Edward Kawaoka, Senior Technician, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tripler Army Medical Center, conducts a Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan on a patient. This machine is used to conduct multiple types of body scans including the Dopamine Transporter scan which uses Iodine-123 Ioflupane, the drug necessary to conduct the scan and confirm Parkinson's syndrome.