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	Multiple-gated acquisition (MUGA) scan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The multiple-gated acquisition (MUGA) scan is a non-invasive nuclear test that uses a radioactive isotope called technetium to evaluate the functioning of the heart's ventricles.
		MUGA is a nuclear heart scan, which means that it involves the use of a radioactive isotope that targets the heart and a radionuclide detector that traces the absorption of the radioactive isotope.
		One of the main advantages of the MUGA scan is its ability to measure ejection fraction, one of the most important measures of the heart's performance.
	www.rwjhamilton.org /Atoz/ency/multiple-gated_acquisition_muga_scan.asp (1164 words)

	White Plains Radiology: Nuclear Medicine
		The tests are performed by a team of health professionals, including the nuclear medicine technologist, who performs the scans, the radiologist, who is a physician trained in the use of radioactive materials a nurse who is available for patient care and a physicist who is responsible for the proper maintenance and operation of the equipment.
		MUGA scans, also called by many other names such as radionuclide ventriculography, and gated blood pool scans, are used to measure the heart's function by determining the ejection fraction.
		Ventilation scans are performed by breathing a radioaerosol of technetium 99m DTPA, or a radioactive gas, Xenon or Krypton, and are used to determine whether air is moving normally through the lungs.
	www.wpradiology.com /nuc.html (2786 words)

	Cardiac Blood Pool Scan
		MUGA scanning may require 2 to 3 hours to obtain all the needed views and can be done both before and after you exercise.
		A cardiac blood pool scan usually is done on an outpatient basis in a hospital by a radiology or nuclear medicine technician.
		However, a MUGA scan provides more accurate information about ejection fraction than echocardiography, especially in people who are obese or who have lung disease.
	my.webmd.com /hw/heart_disease/hw201275.asp?lastselectedguid={5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348} (1761 words)

	Remission.org - FAHQ (Diagnosis)
		Gallium scans are used in some centers if mediastinal or hilar nodes are involved and as a baseline in patients with bulky disease for better determination of response during or after therapy.
		In general, Gallium scans often are used to diagnose and follow the progression of tumors or infections.
		If the scan shows activity before treatment, but shows no activity after treatment, there is a good possibility that the treatment has eradicated the cancer.
	www.remission.org /fahq/diag.shtml (1651 words)

	Muga Heart Scan And Chemotherapy Facts, Secrets And Web-Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Who are undergoing chemotherapy MUGA is a nuclear heart scan, which means that it involves the use of a radioactive isotope that.
		MUGA Scan for Heart with Low-risk Bca ABSTRACT: Is MUGA Scan Necessary in Doxorubicin-based chemotherapy in the MUGA scan.
		MUGA also may be used to monitor the ejection fraction in people receiving chemotherapy, especially as a MUGA scan and is less.
	www.cancerguru.com /cancerfacts/muga-heart-scan-and-chemotherapy.html (1764 words)

	CHFpatients.com - CHF Tests - MUGA
		Multiple Gated Acquisition - MUGA for short - measures how well your heart is functioning as a pump, much like an echo does, but more accurately.
		The MUGA measures how much blood your heart pumps, or "ejects" with each contraction (EF) and how quickly that blood is ejected.
		That's why patients with multiple odd ventricular beats like PVCs require longer scan times to gather enough "good data." MUGA is not suited for patients with a really irregular heart rhythm.
	www.chfpatients.com /tests/muga.htm (864 words)

	MUGA Scan
		If a person has had a heart attack or any other disease that affects the heart muscle, the MUGA scan can identify the part of the heart muscle that was damaged.
		When having a MUGA scan, a radioactive substance called Technetium 99 is attached to red blood cells, which are then injected into the person's bloodstream.
		(The level of radiation to which a person is exposed during a MUGA scan is felt by experts to be quite small - it is in the same range as the level of radiation you get with a chest x-ray.) An image is produced by the gamma camera that outlines the chambers of the heart.
	www.habibintl.com /muga-scan.htm (266 words)

	Heart1.com - MUGA scan
		The multiple-gated acquisition (MUGA) scan is a non-invasive nuclear test that uses a radioactive isotope called technetium (see radionuclide scanning) to evaluate the functioning of the heart's ventricles.
		For the MUGA scan, the dye is injected into the arm and travels through the body to the heart, where it is measured.
		The most important thing that the MUGA scan measures is the ejection fraction of the left ventricle, the chamber of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the organs in the body.
	www.heart1.com /care/diag20.cfm/5 (324 words)

	Case Presentations in Brain SPECT and MUGA scans
		The MUGA scan involves the labeling of red blood cells (RBCs) with 99mTc, with a typical dose of 10 to 20 mCi; these labeled RBCs can be detected in the circulation and give good images of the pumping heart in motion.
		This scan is a MUGA scan using in vivo labelling of the red blood cells with 99mTc.
		The scan showed the left ventricle to be enlarged with global hypokinesis especially in the inferioapical region.
	www.uky.edu /Pharmacy/cop/spect.html (692 words)

	Welcome to Oakwood Healthcare System
		A MUGA scan (MultiGated blood-pool imaging scan) is a test that examines how well your heart is pumping.
		A MUGA scan is performed in a hospital, with a technician and physician present.
		A MUGA scan takes approximately 30-45 minutes, from the time the IV is started to the time the test is complete.
	www.oakwood.org /CardiacCare/cardiac_services.asp?ContentId=952 (286 words)

	Loyola Univ. Health Sys. - Cardiac Care - Diagnostic Tests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		or MUGA is a nuclear scan to see how the heart wall moves and how much blood is expelled with each heart beat just after the patient has walked on a treadmill or ridden on a stationary bike.
		is the scan taken while the patient is at rest to measure the percentage of blood going through the heart with each beat.
		is the scan taken while the patient is exercising to measure the percentage of blood going through the heart with each beat.
	www.luhs.org /HEALTH/TOPICS/cardiac/diagtest.htm (686 words)

	Stanford Hospital And Clinics - Stanford University Medical Center - Cardiac Diagnostic Tests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A nuclear scan given while the patient is at rest that may reveal areas of the heart muscle that are not getting enough blood.
		A nuclear scan given to a patient who is unable to exercise to reveal areas of the heart muscle that are not getting enough blood.
		A nuclear scan to see how the heart wall moves and how much blood is expelled with each heartbeat, just after the patient has walked on a treadmill or ridden on a stationary bike.
	www.stanfordhospital.com /healthLib/atoz/cardiac/diagtest.html (820 words)

	Tests to Diagnose Heart Disease -- Cardiology Advisor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		MUGA scans show how well the heart is pumping.
		MUGA scans also provide information about the size of the pumping chambers of the heart and the strength of the heart muscle.
		PET scans use a small amount of a radioactive chemical that is attached to a substance that is used by heart cells.
	www.medformation.com /ac/crsca.nsf/ca/ca_heartest_car.htm (1376 words)

	Loyola Univ. Health Sys. - Cardiovascular Institute - Our Services - Tests - Nuclear Medicine Tests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		An exercise myocardial perfusion scan or myoview stress test is a treadmill stress test that combines nuclear scanning with stress testing.
		A MUGA scan, or multiple gated acquisition, is a test performed to check how strongly and efficiently the heart is pumping.
		A pharmacological myocardial perfusion scan or Adenoscan myoview stress test is an exam that combines nuclear scanning with a drug-stimulated stress test.
	www.luhs.org /svcline/cv/services/tests/nuclear.htm (565 words)

	Multiple Gated Acquisition Scan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Muga scan in my words, it is to check the function of the left side of the heart.
		Bear in mind that the radiographers doing your scan could well be young females and are with ‘radioactive’ patients all day, in close contact, and are still working there….
		The scan involves having 2 injections – the first is of something called stannous pyrophosphate – this binds to red blood cells and makes the second injection of the radioactive tracer ‘bind’ / label to the red blood cells and hence allow imaging of blood flow.
	www.heart-transplant.co.uk /multiple_gated_acquisition_scan.htm (1106 words)

	Rest and Exercise MUGA Scan
		The MUGA scan is a method of examining the heart.
		After you report for the scan, you will be given the first of two IV injections.
		You will check in at the Scan Appointment Desk in room G316 and be sure to bring your blue University of Michigan Hospitals registration card.
	www.med.umich.edu /1libr/tests/testm04.htm (809 words)

	St. Alexius Medical Center - Radiology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		MUGA Scan is done to study how well the left ventricle (pumping chamber) of your heart is functioning.
		You will be asked to lie on a scanning table for approximately 45 minutes.
		The blood which was drawn from you will be mixed (tagged) with a radioactive material and then injected back into you through the needle still in your arm.
	www.st.alexius.org /radiology/nuclearmuga.asp (203 words)

	Gated Blood Pool Scan (MUGA) - Texas Heart Institute Heart Information Cente (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A gated blood pool scan is a test using radioisotope dye that shows how blood pools in your heart during rest, exercise, or both.
		This test is also very useful for finding your "ejection fraction," which is the percentage of blood that is pumped out of your heart's lower chambers (called the ventricles) with each heartbeat.
		Gated blood pool scanning makes use of a radioactive substance that is injected into your bloodstream.
	www.tmc.edu /thi/dimuga.html (640 words)

	Patient FAQs - UAMS Radiology
		A MUGA scan (multigated acquisition scan) is a nuclear medicine scan that evaluates the pumping action of the heart.
		No, the PET scan works directly from the amount of glucose or sugar we have in our bodies, and as we eat the levels of sugar will increase in the blood and will interfere with the scan result.
		One of the key points for PET scans is that the patient needs to rest before the scan to allow for the body to be as normal as possible in relation to muscle activity.
	www.uams.edu /radiology/patients/patientFAQ.asp (1799 words)

	Heart Scan Page
		A myocardial perfusion scan to look at blood flow within the heart muscle and a MUGA scan to investigate the pumping efficiency of the heart.
		Two injections are necessary for this scan; the second one given twenty minutes after the first.
		During the scan it is important for the patient to remain still.
	www.ucl.ac.uk /nuclear-medicine/Patient_Information/Scans/Cardiac.htm (904 words)

	MUGA SCAN - Marquette General Health System - Health Information
		Muga (Multi Gated Acquisition) scan is a procedure that allows the doctor to evaluate the pumping ability of your heart.
		A special camera captures the events in the heart's pumping cycle: the contraction of the heart, followed by its relaxation.
		There is no special preparation for a MUGA scan.
	www.mgh.org /education/health/muga.html (392 words)

	Forum on HIV and AIDS Related Cancers: What is a MUGA Scan?
		A MUGA scan is technically not really part of "restaging".
		A MUGA scan will tell your health provider how well your heart is pumping.
		So a MUGA scan call tell how well you tolerated the chemotherapy, but does not tell anything about residual tumor.
	www.thebody.com /Forums/AIDS/Cancer/Current/Q128472.html (461 words)

	Body1.com - Nuclear Scanning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		One type of nuclear scan, the MUGA scan, can show damaged areas of the heart and expose problems with the heart's pumping action.
		A scanning camera records the nuclear material that is taken up by heart muscle (healthy areas) or not taken up (damaged areas).
		Other nuclear scans are perfusion studies, PET scans, fibrinogen uptake scans and nuclear ventriculography.
	www.hipone.com /care/index.cfm/10/95 (215 words)

	Search: muga scan
		The MUGA scan’s role in monitoring cancer therapy.
		MUGA Scan (Resting) No preparation is required for this exam.
		You have an appointment for a MUGA (Multiple-Gated Acquisition) scan.
	www.angelfire.com /ab8/too4/search65f5.html (321 words)

	Nuclear Medicine - DRC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Nuclear medicine exams, however, use the opposite approach: a radioactive material is introduced into the patient's body (usually by injection), and is then detected by a machine called a gamma camera.X-rays produce a structural image of an organ -- in other words, they tell us what the organ looks like.
		That is, they can tell us what part of an organ is working properly, and what part is not.
		For example, in one kind of nuclear scan called bone imaging, the bone metabolism changes caused by trauma, infection or invasion by tumor may be seen weeks or months before an abnormality is seen with X-rays.
	www.drcxray.com /yourexam_NM.aspx (211 words)

	MUGA Scan - Page 1 - HeartCenterOnline:
		Also known as a nuclear ventriculogram, a multi–gated acquisition (MUGA) scan is a form of
		During a MUGA scan, very small amounts of a radioactive isotope called a tracer is injected into the bloodstream through an intravenous (I.V.) line.
		MUGA tests may also be accompanied by exercise, which will yield information about how the heart performs under mild physical stress.
	heart.healthcentersonline.com /radionuclideimaging/MUGA.cfm (411 words)

	Cardiomyopathy
		The best test to evaluate the heart is a MUGA Scan.
		A MUGA scan should be repeated during and after completion of chemotherapy, as well.
		A repeat MUGA scan, or ultrasound of the heart may disclose the diagnosis.
	www.tirgan.com /cardiom.htm (294 words)

	Nuclear Cardiology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		By undergoing this scan the following information can be provided: presence of any infarct, extent, severity of the infarct, or presence of any reversible ischemia and myocardial viability along with the presence of any hibernating myocardium.
		A MUGA Scan is a multi-gated analysis which can be performed both at stress and at rest and is complimentary to 2D Echo imaging.
		A MUGA Scan can be easily performed in patients with a poor Echo window as encountered in patients with COPD, obesity or a thick chest wall.
	www.aimshospital.org /nucmed/cardio.html (580 words)

	Tests: Nuclear: MUGA
		A nuclear scan that evaluates the pumping function of the ventricles.
		You may be asked to wear a hospital gown during the MUGA scan.
		During a MUGA scan, a technician will attach 10 electrodes with adhesive pads to the skin of your chest.
	www.clevelandclinic.org /heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/nuclear/muga.htm?index=10539 (356 words)

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