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What is the doctor getting a picture of with an angiogram ?

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The arteries: The doctor is gettig a road MAP of the inside of the arteries.

Answered 6/10/2014

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Blood vessels: The physician is injecting a liquid contrast agent into the blood vessel to look at the interior structure to look for areas of narrowing or blockage or in the case of trauma possible injury to the vessel.

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