cerebral angiography

ce·re·bral an·gi·og·ra·phy

radiographic visualization of the blood vessels supplying the brain, including their extracranial portions; the injection of contrast medium may be made percutaneously, by open exposure and puncture of the carotid artery or by catheterization after introduction of the catheter at a distant site.

Synonym(s): cerebral arteriography

cerebral angiography

Imaging The injection of radiocontrast into the carotid artery, to evaluate the need for endarterectomy due to ASHD

ce·re·bral an·gi·og·raphy

(serĕ-brăl an-jē-ogră-fē)

Radiographic visualization of the blood vessels supplying the brain, including their extracranial portions.

Cerebral angiography

A medical test in which an x-ray visible dye is injected into blood vessels to allow them to be imaged on an x ray.

Mentioned in: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage