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Roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium
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angiography
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Word definitions for angiography in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1731, from angio- + -graphy .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Angiography \An`gi*og"ra*phy\, n. [Angio- + -graphy: cf. F. angiographie.] (Anat.) A description of blood vessels and lymphatics. (Med.) a diagnostic procedure in which the location and size of blood vessels may be visualized by taking an X-ray photograph ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arterys, veins and the heart chambers.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Angiography or arteriography is a medical imaging technique used to visualize the inside, or lumen , of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries , veins , and the heart chambers . This is traditionally done by injecting ...
Usage examples of angiography.
Because it is painless, simple, and safe, it will replace other imaging techniques such as CAT scans and angiography and will become the standard procedure.
Specialized procedures such as celiac angiography could not be done, and further work on the patient was postponed until Monday.
His parents took him to a hospital and they performed a CAT scan and an MRI scan and a PET scan and digital subtraction angiography and they found nothing wrong.
Because it is painless, simple, and safe, it will replace other imaging techniques such as CAT scans and angiography and will become the standard procedure.