Angiocardiography is a technique for radiographic examination of the heart chambers and thoracic veins and arteries. A liquid radiocontrast agent, typically containing iodine, is injected into the bloodstream, then the tissues are examined using X-rays. To avoid dilution, the radiopaque material is typically introduced with a catheter, a process k...
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method of following the passage of blood through the heart and great vessels by means of the intravenous injection of a radiopaque fluid, whose ... [1 related articles]
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Radiography of the heart and great vessels after injection of a contrast medium. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(an″je-o-kahr″de-og´rә-fe) a radiographic diagnostic study of the heart in which valves and vessels are examined via x-ray and fluoroscopy following the introduction of contrast media. See cardiac catheterization. equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography a form o...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: an′jē-ō-kar′dē-og′ră-fē Definitions: 1. X-ray imaging of the heart and great vessels made visible by injection of a radiopaque solution. Synonyms: cardioangiography See: coronary angiography
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angiocardiography 1. X-ray imaging of the heart and great vessels made visible by injection of a radiopaque solution. 2. Angiography of the heart and great vessels; contrast material may be injected into a blood vessel or one of the cardiac chambers. Images obtained can be analyzed to determine parameters of ventricular function, including ventri...
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x-ray examination of the heart and its blood vessels following intravenous injection of radiopaque fluid; coronary angiography.
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