An aortic CT angiogram is performed to evaluate the aorta. The aorta is the largest artery in the body, and extends directly from the heart. The aorta extends upwards from the heart to arteries in the brain (including the carotid arteries) before traversing the body and branching into the main arteries of the leg.
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An angiogram is an X-ray test that uses fluoroscopy to take pictures of the blood flow within an artery (such as the aorta) or a vein (such as the vena cava). ... During an angiogram, a thin tube called a catheter is placed into a blood vessel in the groin (femoral artery or vein) or just above the elbow (brachial artery...
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The catheter is placed through the artery and carefully moved up into the aorta. The doctor can see live images of the area on a TV-like monitor, and uses them to guide the catheter to the correct position.
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A week before the angiogram, I met with the cardiologist Dr. Sternberg, at Women's College Hospital to get blood tests and for a briefing. He examined me in front of his nurse practitioner and a student and explained what the angiogram procedure would be. ... I could see the large balloon-like aneurysm in the aorta.
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Coronary angiogram showed occlusion of left main coronary trunk. Recanalization of the artery was obtained. Ascending aorta angiogram revealed a free floating mass attached to the aortic wall without evidence of aortic dissection.
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A, anteroposterior projection of the retrograde balloon occlusion aortic arch angiogram. The balloon has completely oc- cluded the ductus arteriosus and no ...
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Aortic angiogram. With an aortic angiogram, your provider can look at the large artery that leads from the heart to the rest of the body. This artery is called the aorta. Angiograms of the aorta can show if it is blocked or if there is an aneurysm (a weak, bulging area).
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1C. —41-year-old man (patient 16) with traumatic rupture of thoracic aorta. Angiogram obtained before intervention shows isthmic pseudoaneurysm (solid arrows). Mild narrowing of left lateral wall of left common carotid artery is caused by vasospasm (arrowheads).
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