Urology:
Detect urinary tract obstruction
Measure differential renal function
Detect pyelonephritis
Detect renal scars
Determine renal transplant function
Diagnose renovascular hypertension
Orthopedics:
Identify occult bone trauma
Diagnose sports injuries
Diagnose osteomyelitis
Localize sites for tumor biopsy
Measure extent of certain tumors
Oncology:
Tumor localization
Tumor staging
Identify metastatic sites
Judge response to therapy
Localize sites for tumor biopsies
Gastroenterology:
Measure gastric emptying time
Diagnose gastroesophageal reflux and pulmonary aspiration
Detect acute cholecystitis
Diagnose biliary tract dysfunction
Detect acute gastrointestinal bleeding
Cardiovascular:
Measure myocardial blood flow in a variety of pediatric cardiac disorders including Kawasaki disease, congenital heart defects and cardiomyopathies
Evaluate heart transplants
Measure chemotherapy cardiac toxicity
Evaluate valvular heart disease
Detects and measure cardiovascular shunts
Pulmonary:
Quantify regional and split pulmonary function (blood flow and ventilation).
Assess results of interventional and surgical therapies on regional pulmonary function
Detect lung transplant rejection
Neurology:
Localize seizure foci
Evaluate cerebrovascular disorders
Determine extent of brain tumors and assess the effect of therapy
Other:
Diagnose hyperthyroidism (Graves' Disease)
Detect occult infections
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