Cerebral angiography

Medical term · C

An invasive imaging procedure used to make detailed x-ray pictures of the blood vessels in the brain; dye is injected into the carotid arteries to highlight the blood vessels on x-rays.

Word parts

angiography = angi/o + -graphy

  • angi/oBlood vessel.
  • -graphyThe process of recording or imaging.
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