angiocardiography


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angiocardiography

[¦an·jē·ə‚kärd·ē¦äg·rə·fē]
(medicine)
Roentgenographic visualization of the heart chambers and thoracic vessels following injection of a radiopaque material.
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All patients had MDCT and/or angiocardiography (28 MDCT, 19 angiocardiography, and 3 MDCT + angiocardiography) and 15 patients had myocardial perfusion/18 F-FDG imaging preoperatively.
Preoperative Evaluation and Midterm Outcomes after the Surgical Correction of Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery in 50 Infants and Children
This study was aimed to determine the diagnostic accuracy and impact of the systematic use of noninvasive tests such as, echocardiography and multidetector CT in preoperative paediatric patients with TOF and to determine the need for cardiac catheterization and invasive angiocardiography in patients of specific subgroups.
Accuracy of different imaging modalities prior to biventricular repair in Tetralogy of Fallot
Corbett JR, Akinboboye OO, Bacharach SL, Equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography ASNC Imaging Guidelines For Nuclear Cardiology Procedures, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology J Nucl Cardiol 2006;13:e56-79.
Left ventricular function parameters in a Hispanic population: comparison of planar & tomographic radionuclide ventriculography (MUGA)
It may be that patients who undergo angiocardiography are at higher risk of renal dysfunction resulting from hypotension, arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, atheroemboli, (11-13) and use of nephrotoxic medications, all of which are less likely to occur in patients undergoing CECT.
The myth and reality of contrast-induced nephropathy
Results: Pulmonary regurgitation determined by angiocardiography and CMR was severe in 51.
Angiocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging to assess pulmonary regurgitation in repaired tetralogy of Fallot/Fallot tetralojisi nedeniyle tum duzeltme ameliyati uygulanmis hastalarda pulmoner yetmezligin miktarini belirlemek icin anjiyokardiyografi ve manyetik rezonans goruntuleme
They then discuss acquisition and processing protocols, as well as imaging display and analysis for SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging, planar myocardial perfusion imaging, planar equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography, and SPECT equilibrium angiocardiography.
Nuclear cardiology; the basics; how to set up and maintain a laboratory. (CD-ROM included)
MRI is particularly useful in diagnosing specific tracheobronchial abnormalities, and it is now preferred to the more invasive angiocardiography.
Complete vascular ring detected by barium esophagography. (Original Article)
HISTORY Top left, work in the angiocardiography unit in 1970.
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Plasma renin activity, urinary aldosterone, and 24-hour sodium and potassium levels were unchanged, while peripheral resistance was shown to be significantly reduced in five patients evaluated with radionuclide angiocardiography.
Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Coenzyme Q10 in Isolated Systolic Hypertension
sup][4] Although coronary computed tomography angiography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and invasive angiocardiography are used for the diagnosis of ALCAPA, echocardiography still is harmless and inexpensive and is the most frequently used method at present.
Surgical Outcomes of Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery in Children: An Echocardiography Follow-up
Although contrast angiocardiography would be required for definitive diagnosis, this defect was considered highly unlikely.
Cardiomyopathy and right-sided congestive heart failure in a red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Thus, the Melville injection device for angiocardiography (11) standardised the procedure, providing better pictures and more information.
AW Melville, a pioneer in New Zealand medical electronics and inventor of the Fisher & Paykel Humidifier

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