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angiography
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angiography

 or arteriography

X-ray examination of arteries and veins with a contrast medium to differentiate them from surrounding organs. The contrast medium is introduced through a catheter to show the blood vessels and the structures they supply, including organs. Angiography of diseased leg, brain, or heart arteries is necessary before corrective surgery. See also angiocardiography.


angiography [‚an·jē′äg·rə·fē]
(medicine)
Roentgenographic visualization of blood vessels following injection of a radiopaque material.


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In such cases, highly selective angiography and methylene blue injection may aid in the preoperative and intraoperative localization of occult bleeding sites in patients with CD.
Computed tomography and selective angiography can play a vital role in assessing the integrity of relevant vascular structures.
Therefore, we ordered selective angiography of the carotid and vertebral arteries to document the status of both ICAs as well as to ascertain the vascular nature of the mass.
 
 
 
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