ARTERIOGRAPHY - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] roentgenographic examination of arteries

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	See Also:	arthrography

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Arte`riog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? + -graphy.] A systematic description of the arteries.

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	Imaging of a system of arteries after injection of a dye opaque to x-rays.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	This is a radiological procedure to assess the patency of the arterial circulation. Radiopaque dye is injected through a thin catheter placed in the artery. X-ray of the flow pattern of the dye is taken. Abnormal findings include obstruction, occlusion, narrowing, and tumor.