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Pulmonary Angiography
A pulmonary angiography is a procedure that uses a special dye (contrast material) and x-rays to see how blood flows through the lungs.
Angiography is an imaging test that uses x-rays and a special dye to see inside the arteries. Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
Alternative Names
Pulmonary arteriography; Pulmonary angiogram; Angiogram of the lungs
How the test is performed
This test is done in a special unit of a hospital. You will be asked to lie on an...
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