ABSTRACT
Nuclear medicine is frequently used by pediatric urologists. Treatment planning of ureterovesical junction obstruction, vesicoureteral reflux, and similar common congenital anomalies can only be done with well-reported nuclear medicine examinations. In this review, the expectations of pediatric urologists from nuclear medicine are explained under the headings of major anomalies.
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