scanning (redirected from MUGA scanning)

scanning /scan·ning/ (skan´ing)

1. the act of examining by passing over an area or organ with a sensing device.

2. scanning speech.

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MUGA scanning , multiple gated acquisition scanning equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography.

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scanning,

n a technique and protocol for carefully studying an area, organ, or system of the body by recording and displaying an image of the area using radioactive substances that have affinities for specific tissues.

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scanning

close visual, electronic or radiographical examination of a small area or of different isolated areas of the body.

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radioisotope scanning

production of a two-dimensional record of the gamma rays emitted by a radioactive isotope concentrated in a specific organ or tissue of the body, such as brain, kidney or thyroid gland.

total body scanning

utilization of computed tomography (CT) to examine a cross-section of the entire body. The CT scanner produces an image of tissue density in a complete cross-section of the part of the body being scanned.

For the most part total body scanning does not require the injection of a radiopaque substance, nor is there a need for use of a radioactive material to produce a record of the findings. However, contrast is used in some areas, particularly the skull, as it enhances the image.

The total body scanner is particularly useful in visualizing organs in the retroperitoneal space, for example, the pancreas, liver, spleen and ovaries, the abdominal section of the aorta, and in viewing the spine and skull.