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Extremity angiography, or peripheral angiography is a test used to see the arteries in the hands, arms, feet, or legs.
Angiography is an imaging test that uses x-rays and a special dye to see inside the arteries. Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
What Abnormal Results Mean
The most common abnormal finding is narrowing and hardening of the arteries in the arms or legs due to plaque build-up (hardening of the arteries) in the artery walls.
The x-ray may show a blockage in the vessels caused by the following:
- Aneurysms (abnormal widening or ballooning of part of an artery)
- Blood clots
- Other diseases of the arteries
Abnormal results may also be due to:
- Inflammation of the blood vessels
- Injury to the blood vessels
- Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease)
- Takayasu's disease
Alternative Names
Angiography/arteriography of the extremity; Peripheral angiography; Lower extremity angiogram; Peripheral angiogramRead More
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