Friday, February, 10, 2012

Cerebral angiography

Table of Contents

Alternative Names

Vertebral angiogram; Angiography - head; Carotid angiogram


Normal Values


What abnormal results mean

Contrast dye flowing out of the blood vessel may be a sign of internal bleeding.

Narrowed arteries may suggest cholesterol deposits, a spasm, or inherited disorders.

Out of place blood vessels may be due to brain tumors, bleeding within the skull, aneurysm (bulging of the artery walls), or arteriovenous malformation.

Abnormal results may also be due to:

  • Intracerebral hemorrhage
  • Metastatic brain tumor
  • Neurosyphilis
  • Optic glioma
  • Pituitary tumor
  • Primary brain tumors


Review Date: 11/22/2010
Reviewed By: Kevin Sheth, MD, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)