Angiogram: Results
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Results
An angiogram is an X-ray test that uses a special dye and camera (fluoroscopy) to take pictures of the blood flow in an artery (such as the aorta) or a vein (such as the vena cava). Your doctor may tell you some results right after the test. Full results are ready in 2 days.
Normal: | The arteries are normal in shape, size, location, and number. | |
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The dye flows evenly through the blood vessels. | ||
No narrowing, blockage, bulging, or other problem of the blood vessels is seen. | ||
Abnormal: | Blood vessels that are not in their normal position may indicate that a tumor or other growth is pushing against them. | |
A narrow spot in an artery may indicate a fat deposit, calcium deposit, or clot is reducing blood flow through the blood vessel. | ||
A bulge in a blood vessel may indicate a weakness in the blood vessel wall (aneurysm). | ||
Dye that leaks out of a blood vessel may indicate there is a hole in the blood vessel. | ||
There is abnormal branching of blood vessels present since birth (congenital). | ||
An abnormal pattern of blood vessels may indicate a tumor is present. | ||
| Last updated: | January 19, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | Paul D. Traughber, MD - Radiology, Kenneth B. Sutherland, CD, BSc, MD, FRCPC - Diagnostic Radiology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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