Resting MUGA studies are used to assess the pumping efficiency and motion of your heart. This test takes approximately 60-90 Minutes. You will be taken back to the testing room by the nuclear medicine technologist who will explain the test in detail. The technologist will start an IV and draw a small amount of blood. This blood will be labeled with a radioactive isotope and then re-injected into the IV. The isotope does not have any side effects and the amount of radiation that you are exposed to is very small. Once the labeled blood is re-injected, you will be placed on the camera and images will be taken. This will take about 30 minutes. It is very important that you remain still under the camera as any motion will reduce the quality of the images greatly.

Once the camera has stopped, the IV will be removed and you will be finished with the test.