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Chelee · 08-13-2006, 10:43 PM

Why does it seem to me that oncologist send more women for MUGA's then they do ECHO's? Is a MUGA more reliable and accurate then a ECHO?

I have been doing ECHO's...in fact I have one this Tuesday. From what I hear with a MUGA you have to have that radioactive dye. Why be exposed to that if you can do a ECHO which has no risks to it?

Is MUGA that much better? And if its not...I would think more women would request their doctors let them get ECHO's instead since its quicker and non-invasive.

Chelee

08-13-2006, 10:43 PM	#1
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	MUGA verses ECHO? Why does it seem to me that oncologist send more women for MUGA's then they do ECHO's? Is a MUGA more reliable and accurate then a ECHO? I have been doing ECHO's...in fact I have one this Tuesday. From what I hear with a MUGA you have to have that radioactive dye. Why be exposed to that if you can do a ECHO which has no risks to it? Is MUGA that much better? And if its not...I would think more women would request their doctors let them get ECHO's instead since its quicker and non-invasive. Chelee __________________ DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes. Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs. Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06 Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07 3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07 9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV. 9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa 9-29-09 Power Port Placement 10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head. 11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed 12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa. 3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed. 4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone. 5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy. Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time. 7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.