Tc99m Based Radiopharmaceutical and Clinical Use

General diagnostic imaging (e.g., thyroid, salivary glands, gastric mucosa)

Renal imaging, particularly for glomerular filtration rate (GFR) assessment

Lung perfusion imaging, pulmonary embolism evaluation

Renal imaging, brain imaging (cerebrovascular studies)

Pulmonary perfusion imaging, used in lung scans for perfusion assessment

Liver, spleen, bone marrow imaging; gastrointestinal studies

Lymphatic mapping for sentinel lymph node biopsy, cancer staging

Hepatobiliary imaging, liver function and bile duct evaluation

Renal imaging (glomerular filtration, renal function tests)

Renal cortical imaging, primarily for renal scarring and function assessment

Cardiac imaging (myocardial perfusion scans)

Cardiac imaging (myocardial perfusion scans)

Bone scans for evaluating osteoblastic activity (e.g., bone infection, tumors)

Hematologic imaging, including blood pool imaging and gastrointestinal bleeding

Blood pool imaging, used in gastrointestinal bleed localization

Infection/inflammation imaging, detecting areas of infection or inflammation

Brain perfusion imaging, particularly for detecting strokes and other brain disorders

Bone scintigraphy, used in skeletal imaging for evaluating bone metabolism

Bone scintigraphy for bone metabolism, fractures, or infection

Brain imaging, used in assessing cerebral blood flow and neuronal activity