multiple-gated acquisition scan
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scan — 1. To survey by traversing with an active or passive sensing device. 2. The image, record, or data obtained by scanning, usually identified by the technology or device employed; e.g., CT s., radionuclide s … Medical dictionary
MUGA scan — (multiple gated acquisition scan) a technique used in nuclear medicine for studying the left ventricular function and wall motion of the heart. The patients s red cells are labelled with radioactive technetium 99m. A gamma camera, connected to an … Medical dictionary
MUGA scan — multiple gated acquisition scan a technique used in nuclear medicine for studying the left ventricular function and wall motion of the heart. The patient s red cells are labelled with radioactive technetium 99m. A gamma camera, connected to an… … The new mediacal dictionary
MUGA — Acronym for multiple gated acquisition scan. * * * multiple gated acquisition [blood pool scan] * * * multiple gated acquisition (scanning); see equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography, under angiocardiography … Medical dictionary
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