Angiography Gallery

Ischaemia, digital angiogram

image d'angiographie numerisee( non soustraite) de la main gauche, en vue de face, par catheterisme hyperselectif des arteres du membre superieur gauche, sous anasthesie generale, chez un patient age de 40 ans, presentant une ischemie de la partie distale du 2A° doigt :presence d'un aspect irregulier de la partie proximale de l'artere ulnaire, avec thrombose focale et thrombose longitudinale non stenosantes, presence d'une occlusion de l'artere interosseuse entre le 2A°&3A° rayon, les arteres colaterales distales du 2A° doigt sont occluses et presentent des petites images endoluminales evocatrices de thrombus ( tableau d'arterite )

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Aneurysm treatment, angiogram C018/0514

Aneurysm treatment. Coloured angiogram (X-ray) overlaid on a computer model of the treatment of a 39 year old patient with an aneurysm of the posterior communicating artery. A platinum coil (pink) has been inserted to block the flow of blood from the artery. This is a minimally invasive procedure. Aneurysms are localised, blood-filled balloon-like bulges in the wall of a blood vessel. They form when the wall is weakened by disease or another cause. If they burst there is the danger of death or other complications due to severe hemorrhaging (bleeding)

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Colour X-ray: coronary artery in Kawasaki disease

Kawasaki disease. Coloured angiogram (X-ray) of abnormal coronary arteries in a child suffering from Kawasaki disease. The large aorta artery (yellow) forms a loop, which appears to end at centre where this artery exits from the heart (not visible). At this point, small coronary arteries are visible coming off the aorta. These coronary arteries are abnormal and weakened in that they bulge into balloon shapes (aneurysms) along their lengths. Kawasaki disease is a childhood illness between ages 1-2 years. Fever, swollen lymph nodes and a rash occurs. Coronary artery disease (seen here) may also occur with heart complications, and some cases result in heart failure and death

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