It is indicated in:
- Cushing's syndrome
- corticotropic pituitary adenoma.
- tumor secretion of ACTH or ACTH-like substance (bronchial carcinoid tumor, etc.).
- primary bilateral adrenal hyperplasia.
- Cushing's adrenal adenoma.
- Hyper-androgenism
- Ovarian tumor.
- Polycystic ovaries or hyperthecosis.
- Adrenal incidentalomas
- Malignant adrenocortical carcinoma.
- Non-adrenal cortex tumors (metastasis, pheochromocytoma, ganglioneuroma, liposarcoma, myelolipoma).
- Adrenal pseudo-tumors (granulomatosis, hematoma, etc.).
- Conn's adenoma.
- Bilateral hyperplasia of the glomerular layer of the adrenals.
- Hyper-androgenism