| PROCEDURE | INDICATIONS |
|---|---|
| Whole body bone Scan | To evaluate skeletal metastases, metabolic bone disease, primary bone malignancy, low backache, tuberculosis of bone, avascular necrosis, stress fracture, osteomyelitis etc. |
| Renogram | To assess differential function, GFR and to evaluate drainage of individual kidneys – Renal donors, neonatal hydronephrosis, PUJ obstructions, obstructed megaureter, duplex systems etc. Also useful in evaluation of transplant kidney and in renal artery hypertension. |
| DMSA Scan | To assess UTI (Renal scars), ectopic kidneys, accurate function assessment of individual kidneys |
| VUR Scan | To assess VU reflux, UTI, hydroureteronephrosis |
| Thyroid scan | Funcational assessment of thyroid diseases - thyrotoxicosis, thyroid nodule evlautaion, ectopic thyroid, congenital hypothyroidism etc. |
| Parathyroid scan | Localization of parathyroid adenoma |
| Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy | To evaluate Ischemic Heart Disease, Assess the physiological significance of known coronary artery stenosis. Risk stratification of patients with CAD, positive TMT, Baseline ECG changes like LBBB etc. Presurgical cardiac evaluation, Assessment of myocardial viability before CABG, follow-up of Kawasaki disease etc. |
| MUGA Scan | Accurate objective assessment of LVEF. Assessment of regional wall motion abnormalities. Particularly useful in patients on cardiotoxic anticancer medications. |
| Lung perfusion & ventilation scan | Pulmonary embolism, Assessment of regional functional lung volumes prior to lung surgeries |
| Liver-spleen Scan | Cirrhosis with portal hypertension and Non cirrhotic portal hypertension |
| Hepatobiliary Scan | Differentiate neonatal hepatitis vs biliary atresia, postop bile leak, choledochol cyst, post liver transplant cases, gall bladder dyskinesia, acute/chronic cholecystitis. |
| Meckel's Scan | Evaluation of meckels diverticulum (Ectopic gastric mucosa) |
| Gastro intestinal bleed Scan | To evaluate occult GI bleed and localize the site of bleed |
| Gastric emptying Scan | Suspected gastroparesis especially diabetic gastroparesis |
| Gastro esophageal reflux (Milk scan) | Assessment of gastroesophageal reflux |
| Dacryo scintigraphyfor eyes | To evaluate tear duct atency |
| Brain scintigraphy | Epilepsy, Brain tumors etc |