Arteries are not normally seen in an X-ray , so a contrast material or dye is injected into one or more arteries to make them visible. The blood flow through the area can be evaluated with fluoroscopy (i.e., continuous X-rays that allow one to see the contrast material in movement). An arteriogram can be used to examine almost any artery, including those of the head, kidneys, heart, lungs, or other organs. Sometimes, an arteriogram can be used as part of a procedure to repair the blood vessels (this procedure is called a balloon angioplasty ). Please click on any of the following for more specific information:
cerebral angiography (head) extremity angiography (arm or leg) renal angiography (kidneys) pulmonary angiography (lungs) lymphangiography (lymph vessels) right heart ventriculography (looking at the right side of the heart) left heart ventriculography (looking at the left side of the heart) coronary angiography (looking at the vessels of the heart) aortic angiography or aortography (looking at the aorta, the major artery from the heart) eye angiography See also cardiac catheterization .