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Word of the day
Arteriography
An X-ray of the carotid artery taken when a special dye is injected into the artery.
For similar information see Procedures
Arteriography is a type of medical test.
Doctors inject you with a special dye.
Then they take an X-ray picture.
They can see the dye on the X-ray.
This shows if your arteries are blocked.
See Procedures
