Cerebral Angiography
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A Cerebral Angiography.. also called a Cerebral Angiogram.. is an invasive procedure performed in Radiology, in which a doctor inserts a long catheter through the artery in your groin. The doctor snakes the catheter through your system, with the help of a camera on a screen, until it reaches the destination artery in your neck where he then sprays dyes that show bad blood vessels in the brain. My process went something like this...
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MedlinePlus
A procedure that uses a special dye (contrast material) and x-rays to see how blood flows through the brain.
Stroke associated with cerebral angiography
Despite refinements and modifications in technique, standardization of training, improvements in catheter design, improvements in image acquisition and processing, and the reduction of angio-toxic and neurotoxic contrast agents, neurologic complications still occur in association with cerebral angiography.
The Internet Stroke Center
Conventional angiography has been replaced by magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in some patients with cerebrovascular disease [Bruno A, 1993]. A noninvasive test, MRA permits the visualization of blood flow in vessels without the need for catheters or contrast agents.
The New York Times
Cerebral angiography is a procedure that uses a special dye (contrast material) and x-rays to see how blood flows through the brain.
Wikipedia
For some applications[citation needed] this method may yield better images than less invasive methods such as computed tomography angiography and magnetic resonance angiography. In addition, cerebral angiography allows certain treatments to be performed immediately, based on its findings.
