Diagnostic Procedure
angiography Audio
an·gi·og·ra·phy [ an-jee-og-ruh-fee ]
Subclass of:
Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular; Radiographic imaging procedure
Etymology:
Greek angeion = vessel + gramma = a picture or writing
Definitions related to angiogram:
  • (angiography) A method used to create an image of blood vessels.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (angiography) A procedure to x-ray blood vessels. The blood vessels can be seen because of an injection of a dye that shows up in the x-ray.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (angiography) A test that shows how blood moves through the blood vessels and heart. It uses x-rays and the injection of a fluid called a contrast agent that can be seen on the x-rays.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • (angiography) Radiography of blood vessels after injection of a contrast medium.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (angiography) The X-ray examination of the blood vessels or chambers of the heart.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Angiography is sometimes called conventional angiography to distinguish it from CT angiography (CTA) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). Angiography provides detailed images of blood vessels, commonly those in the heart, lungs, brain, and legs. Angiography can provide still images or motion pictures (called cineangiography).
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • Angiography, diagnostic imaging procedure in which arteries and veins are examined by using a contrast agent and X-ray technology. Blood vessels cannot be differentiated from the surrounding organs in conventional radiography. It is therefore necessary to inject into the lumen of the vessels a...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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