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- Cardiac blood pool imaging is not usually done during pregnancy because the radiation could damage a developing fetus.
- The cardiac blood pool scan is a safe and accurate way to determine overall heart function.
- Multigated acquisition (MUGA) scans are routinely used before and after receiving a heart transplant to assess how well the heart is working. MUGA also may be used to monitor the ejection fraction in people receiving chemotherapy.
- Generally, an echocardiogram provides as much information as a MUGA scan and is less invasive. But a MUGA scan provides more accurate information about ejection fraction than an echocardiogram, especially in people who are obese or who have lung disease. For more information, see the topic Echocardiogram.
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August 5, 2011- Medical Review:
- Rakesh K. Pai, MD, FACC - Cardiology, Electrophysiology
George Philippides, MD - Cardiology
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