Multigated Acquisition Scan

**Semantic type:** Diagnostic Procedure

**Definition:** A diagnostic test used to evaluate the pumping function of the heart's ventricles. A radioactive tracer is injected into a vein and a gamma camera detects the radiation released by the tracer, with image acquisition triggered (gated) at different points of the cardiac cycle.

**Synonyms:** - Blood Pool Scan - Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiography - Gated Blood Pool Imaging - MUGA - RNVG - Radionuclide Ventriculography - SYMA Scanning - Synchronized Multigated Acquisition Scanning