angiography
noun
an·gi·og·ra·phy
ˌan-jē-ˈä-grə-fē 
: the radiographic visualization of the blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque substance
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Fluorescein angiography, where a special dye highlights leaking vessels, may also be performed to confirm the diagnosis.
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Verywell Health Editors, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Next-generation MCGs have the potential to elevate patient care by filling the gap between EKGs and biomarker tests (which measure cardiac enzyme levels and take hours for lab analysis), and costly and complex MRI, PET, CT and invasive angiography procedures.
—Jack Hidary, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The doctor may also do fluorescein angiography, a dye injected into your bloodstream via your arm, to highlight any leaking abnormal blood vessels in the retina.
—Verywell Health Editors, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Fluorescein angiography: This involves injecting a yellow dye into a vein in your arm.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Mar. 2025
However, since MRIs are not easily accessible to most people for making a quick diagnosis, computed tomography angiography (CTA) is the next best thing.15
A CTA combines a CT scan with dye (contrast material).
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 17 Jan. 2025
Pulmonary angiography can also be used to find other problems that can affect blood flow in the lungs.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 25 Dec. 2024
Although there are alternative methods of diagnosing heart disease such as angiography which involves placing a catheter into blood vessels to quantify how narrow the heart vessels are, nuclear imaging offers a non-invasive alternative that is well tolerated by most patients.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
But perhaps the creepiest real-life tale tied to The Exorcist is that of Paul Bateson, a radiologist who appears in a small role as a technician in the film’s agonizing angiography sequence.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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Verywell Health Editors, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Next-generation MCGs have the potential to elevate patient care by filling the gap between EKGs and biomarker tests (which measure cardiac enzyme levels and take hours for lab analysis), and costly and complex MRI, PET, CT and invasive angiography procedures.
—Jack Hidary, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The doctor may also do fluorescein angiography, a dye injected into your bloodstream via your arm, to highlight any leaking abnormal blood vessels in the retina.
—Verywell Health Editors, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Fluorescein angiography: This involves injecting a yellow dye into a vein in your arm.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Mar. 2025
However, since MRIs are not easily accessible to most people for making a quick diagnosis, computed tomography angiography (CTA) is the next best thing.15
A CTA combines a CT scan with dye (contrast material).
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 17 Jan. 2025
Pulmonary angiography can also be used to find other problems that can affect blood flow in the lungs.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 25 Dec. 2024
Although there are alternative methods of diagnosing heart disease such as angiography which involves placing a catheter into blood vessels to quantify how narrow the heart vessels are, nuclear imaging offers a non-invasive alternative that is well tolerated by most patients.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
But perhaps the creepiest real-life tale tied to The Exorcist is that of Paul Bateson, a radiologist who appears in a small role as a technician in the film’s agonizing angiography sequence.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Angiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angiography. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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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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