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Angiography

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A procedure performed to view blood vessels after injecting them with a radioopaque dye that outlines them on x-ray.

This technique can be usefully used to look at arteries in many areas of the body, including the brain, neck (carotids), heart, aorta, chest, pulmonary circuit, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, and limbs

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