Regional Variation in the 5 Procedures Most Commonly Performed on Pediatric Patients
| Region | Most common | Second most common | Third most common | Fourth most common | Fifth most common |
| Asia | Bone (31%) | Thyroid (13%) | Renogram (11%) | 99mTc-DMSA (11%) | Hepatobiliary (11%) |
| Australia/New Zealand | Bone (29%) | Renogram (23%) | 99mTc-DMSA (20%) | Thyroid (7%) | Meckel (6%) |
| EANM | Renogram (27%) | Bone (22%) | 99mTc-DMSA (22%) | 123I-MIBG (8%) | Meckel/RNC (6%) |
| Japan | 99mTc-DMSA (21%) | Renogram (15%) | Brain SPECT (13%) | Bone (12%) | 67Ga (9%) |
| Latin America | Bone (30%) | Renogram (25%) | 99mTc-DMSA (15%) | ||
| North America | Bone (27%) | Renogram (19%) | 123I-MIBG (15%) | 99mTc-DMSA (11%) | Thyroid (7%) |
| South Africa | Renogram (29%) | Bone (21%) | Gastroesophageal reflux (17%) |
RNC = radionuclide cystography.
In Latin America, 6 types of procedure were tied at 5% each as the fourth and fifth most common.