angiography

Meanings

1. 1noununcountablemedicaltechnical

   A medical test that uses X-rays and a special dye to show the inside of blood vessels.

   Grammar: Usually uncountable: 'undergo angiography'. A single procedure may be called 'an angiogram'.

   Patterns

   • undergo angiography
   • coronary angiography
   • perform angiography

   The doctors used angiography to find the blocked artery.

   After the heart attack, he had coronary angiography the same day.

   Angiography can show narrowing in the vessels before surgery.

2. 2noununcountablemedicaltechnical

   The branch of medical imaging that produces pictures of blood vessels.

   Grammar: Uncountable when it refers to the field or technique rather than one test.

   Patterns

   • study angiography
   • advances in angiography

   She specializes in angiography and other imaging techniques.

   Recent advances in angiography have made the procedure safer.

Common combinations

coronary angiography

Coronary angiography checks the arteries that supply the heart.

cerebral angiography

Cerebral angiography examines the blood vessels in the brain.

undergo angiography

Patients may undergo angiography before stent placement.

CT angiography

CT angiography gives detailed images without a catheter.

Synonyms and how they differ

angiogram

Use 'angiogram' for the image or the single test; 'angiography' is the technique or the procedure in general.

arteriography

A narrower term for imaging arteries specifically, whereas angiography covers all blood vessels.

Word family

angiogram noun

The X-ray picture or record made during angiography.

angiographic adjective

Relating to angiography, as in 'angiographic findings'.

angiograph noun

The machine used to take images of blood vessels.

Commonly confused: angiography or angioplasty?

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