A heart MUGA (MUltiple Gated Acquisition scan) test shows the strength of the left ventricle, which is one of two pumping chambers of the heart. MUGA is a moving image, and uses radioactive isotopes to enhance the image:
http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/otherriskfactors/l/blmuga.htm http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003822.htm The Echocardiogram is also a moving heart image using ultrasound, and also is useful for showing ventricular function, as well as valves and other moving parts. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/echocardiogram/HB00012 Quoting from the first reference above: "While there are other ways to measure the LVEF (such as the echocardiogram), the MUGA scan measures it more accurately than any other method. In situations where it is important to detect minor changes in a patient's LVEF....most experts believe the MUGA scan is the best test available." For an excellent diagram of the heart and explanation of the left venticle, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_ventricle --Trey --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
