Cerebral Vascular Accident Treatment
Cerebral angiography is a procedure that uses a special dye (contrast material) and x-rays to see how blood flows through the brain.
Alternative Names
Vertebral angiogram; Angiography - head; Carotid angiogram
How the test is performed
Cerebral angiography is done in the hospital or large radiology center. You will be asked to lie on an x-ray table. Your head is positioned and held still using a strap, tape, or sandbags, so you do not move during the procedure. The health care provider...
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