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MUGA SCAN
The procedure was very similar to the bone scan as it also involves
a radioactive injection.
Before the MUGA scan there is a first small injection to increase the
receptivity of blood to the radioactive material, then a 30 minute or
so wait and then the radioactive injection as above, then a short wait
before going in to the scan room.
Again I lay on a narrow table which was raised into position. I kept
my clothes on. The radiographer attached a series of electrodes to my
chest with sticky pads - a couple over the heart area and a couple on
the ribs (as for an ECG). The electrodes had cables running from them.
The scanner was at a right angle to me beside my chest. It may be positioned
towards you at an angle, but not as close as the scanner for the bone
scan. The radiographer asked me to lie still as the machine was switched
on. The scan took 10 - 15 minutes. A radiographer was in the room all
the time - and chatted to me throughout.