transluminal angiography

transluminal angiography

Balloon angioplasty A general term for any procedure in which a device is introduced into an artery in order to dilate it and ↑ its internal diameter; TA is used both to establish the diagnosis of vascular occlusion–narrowing and to treat the condition
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