What types of diseases are diagnosed with angiography?
Many different types of diseases are diagnosed by angiograms, some are even treated the same way. Narrowing of the blood vessels of the legs can be diagnosed and effectively treated by angiography and angioplasty or stenting. Narrowing of the arteries to the brain, or carotid stenosis, can be diagnosed with carotid angiography. Anuerysms, or dilatations of the blood vessels of the brain, are best diagnosed by angiography. Arteriovenous malformations of blood vessels are diagnosed and can be treated by angiography and embolization therapy. Chemoembolization is a new angiographic technique used to treat some tumors of the liver. Narrowing of the blood vessels of the kindney can be angiographically diagnosed and treated. There are many more indications for angiograms too. What special preparations should I follow? In general, you should not have any meals after midnight the night before your angiogram. You should take all of your regular medications up to the procedure. You should plan on
