Muga Scan For Breast Cancer
Nuclear ventriculography is a test that uses radioactive materials called tracers to show the heart chambers. The procedure is
Alternative Names
Cardiac blood pooling imaging; Heart scan - nuclear; Radionuclide ventriculography (RNV); Multiple gate acquisition scan (MUGA); Nuclear cardiology
How the test is performed
The test is done while you are resting.
The health care provider will inject a radioactive material called...
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