an·gi·og·ra·phy
ˌan-jē-ˈä-grə-fē 
: the radiographic visualization of the blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque substance
an·gio·graph·ic
ˌan-jē-ə-ˈgra-fik
: of, relating to, utilizing, or used in angiography
… emergency angiographic confirmation of an occluded vessel …—
Cindy L. Grines, New England Journal of Medicine, 11 Mar. 1993
Cindy L. Grines, New England Journal of Medicine, 11 Mar. 1993angiographic assessment
angiographic techniques
angiographically
adverb
… angiographically documented coronary heart disease …
—Richard Corliss, Time Magazine, 23 Apr. 2001
Richard Corliss, Time Magazine, 23 Apr. 2001
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Richard Menger Md Mpa,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
But her husband, Taghi Rahmani, said from his Paris home that the Intelligence Ministry opposed the transfer for angiography, or imaging of the blood vessels.
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Sarah El Deeb,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
Retired doctor and Lake County resident Aaron Dworin recalled walking into the angiography suite at a Northwestern Medicine facility, where he was being treated for an enlarged prostate, and marveling at the technology.
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Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
In a clinical trial at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), the system was used to perform cerebral angiography — a complex imaging procedure used to diagnose brain diseases.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
The observational study looked at the coronary CT angiography scans (or CCTA) of just over 4,200 people — half women over age 50 and half men over age 45 — who made up a subset of the much larger PROMISE trial, a study of adults with stable chest pain and no history of coronary artery disease.
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Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
23 Feb. 2026
This includes an angiography machine, which provides ultra-high resolution views of blood vessels in the brain, as well as advanced surgical microscopes.
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Greg Myre,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
Imaging tests: Imaging such as angiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasound take pictures of your heart and blood vessels to check for plaque or problems with blood flow.
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Angela Ryan Lee,
Health,
26 July 2025
The death certificate shows that Madsen, who’d reportedly gotten sober in recent months, died less than two months after undergoing coronary angiography, which uses X-rays to look at the heart’s blood vessels, per Mayo Clinic.
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Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
17 July 2025
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Diagnostic cerebral angiography — the foundational imaging procedure for cerebrovascular disease — has been performed even more extensively in this setting.
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Richard Menger Md Mpa,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
But her husband, Taghi Rahmani, said from his Paris home that the Intelligence Ministry opposed the transfer for angiography, or imaging of the blood vessels.
—
Sarah El Deeb,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
Retired doctor and Lake County resident Aaron Dworin recalled walking into the angiography suite at a Northwestern Medicine facility, where he was being treated for an enlarged prostate, and marveling at the technology.
—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
In a clinical trial at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), the system was used to perform cerebral angiography — a complex imaging procedure used to diagnose brain diseases.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
The observational study looked at the coronary CT angiography scans (or CCTA) of just over 4,200 people — half women over age 50 and half men over age 45 — who made up a subset of the much larger PROMISE trial, a study of adults with stable chest pain and no history of coronary artery disease.
—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
23 Feb. 2026
This includes an angiography machine, which provides ultra-high resolution views of blood vessels in the brain, as well as advanced surgical microscopes.
—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
Imaging tests: Imaging such as angiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasound take pictures of your heart and blood vessels to check for plaque or problems with blood flow.
—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Health,
26 July 2025
The death certificate shows that Madsen, who’d reportedly gotten sober in recent months, died less than two months after undergoing coronary angiography, which uses X-rays to look at the heart’s blood vessels, per Mayo Clinic.
—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
17 July 2025
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“Angiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angiography. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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angiography
noun
an·gi·og·ra·phy
-fē
plural angiographies
: the radiographic visualization of the blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque substance
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