adrenal medullary scan

adrenal scan

A scan of the adrenal glands with a gamma camera, after IV injection of a radioactive tracer (e.g., 123Iodine-MIBG (metaiodobenzylguanidine)), which is primarily used to detect phaeochromocytomas, in particular, extraadrenal phaeochromocytomas.

adrenal medullary scan

Imaging A nuclear scan of the adrenal glands after IV injection of a radioactive tracer, used to detect pheochromocytomas, in particular, extraadrenal tumors