angioscopy /an·gi·os·co·py/ (an″je-os´kah-pe)
angioscopy [an″je-os´kah-pe]
angioscopy
1. use of a fiberoptic angioscope to visualize the lumen of a blood vessel.
2. visualization of capillary blood vessels with a special microscope (angioscope).
an·gi·os·co·py ( n j - s k -p)n. Visualization of the passage of intravenously injected substances, such as radiopaque agents, through the capillaries. |
angioscopy [an″je-os´kah-pe]
1. use of a fiberoptic angioscope to visualize the lumen of a blood vessel.
2. visualization of capillary blood vessels with a special microscope (angioscope).
angioscopy
The visualization of a blood vessel lumen with a narrow bore flexible endoscope. See Coronary angioscopy.
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