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angiogram

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an·gi·o·gram (nj--grm)
n.
An angiographic x-ray of blood vessels used in diagnosing pathological conditions of the cardiovascular system.//An x-ray of one or more blood vessels produced by angiography and used in diagnosing pathology in the cardiovascular system, such as arteriosclerosis.
Angiogram
An angiogram uses a radiopaque substance, or dye, to make the blood vessels or arteries visible under x ray.
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angiogram
[an′jē·əgram]
Etymology: Gk, angeion, vessel, gramma, writing
a radiographic image of a blood vessel after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium. See also arteriogram, phlebogram.
angiogram [an´je-o-gram″]
a radiograph of a blood vessel.
angiogram
a radiograph of a blood vessel.
angiogram 
The photographic image obtained in fluorescein angiography.
angiogram
Interventional cardiology A film or digital image of a radioconstrast-filled blood vessel
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Patients were assigned to 1 of 4 groups according to CT results and angiographic findings, if any: normal CT and no angiogram (group 1; n = 12), abnormal CT and no angiogram (group 2; n = 28), abnormal CT and an abnormal angiogram (group 3; n = 9), and abnormal CT and a normal angiogram (group 4; n = 15).
The role of angiography in managing patients with temporal bone ... by Ahmed, K. Asif; Mison, David; Whatley, Wesley S.; Chandra, Rakesh K. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Currently heart disease can only be diagnosed by an expensive angiogram, where dye is injected into the blood that shows up on X-rays.
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Heart disease is a major cause of death around the world and currently the only way to diagnose it is to conduct an angiogram, which involves injecting dye that shows up on X-rays into the blood.
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