A procedure to x-ray arteries. The arteries can be seen because of an injection of a dye that outlines the vessels on the x-ray. Found on http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=A
An imaging technique for examining blood vessels. A dye opaque to X-rays, called contrast material or (radiopaque, is injected into the patient's bloodstream and the arteries are revealed in an X-ray photograph. The technique is particularly useful in detecting atherosclerosis. Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/A/arteriography.html
<radiology> Roentgenography of arteries after injection of radiopacque material into the blood stream. ... (17 Oct 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(ahr″tēr-e-og´rә-fe) angiography of an artery or arterial system. catheter arteriography radiography of vessels after introduction of contrast material through a catheter inserted into an artery. coronary arteriography angiography of the co... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Type: Term Pronunciation: ar-tēr′ē-og′ră-fē Definitions: 1. Demonstration of an artery or arteries by x-ray imaging after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium. Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=6846
Arteriography is a method of examining the interior of an artery by injecting into it a radiopaque solution, which is visible on an X-ray photograph. It is used for the arteries of the heart (coronary arteriogram), for example. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/EA.HTM
Coronary angiography (or arteriography) is a test used to explore the coronary arteries. A fine tube (catheter) is put into an artery of an arm or leg and passed through the tube into the arteries of the heart. The heart and blood vessels are then filmed while the heart pumps. The picture that is seen, called an angiogram or arteriogram, will show ... Found on http://www.stayinginshape.com/3osfcorp/libv/h15.shtml
arteriography, arteriographic 1. Systematic description of the arteries. 2. Visualization of an artery or arteries by x-ray imaging after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2724/5