What Is a Coronary Angiogram?
Simply described, an angiogram is a picture of an artery. To capture the image the blood needs to be replaced with x-ray dye to make it visible to x-rays. There are two ways in which these images can be obtained.
- Cardiac Cath – direct injection of x-ray dye into the coronary arteries.
- CT Coronary Angiography – indirect injection of x-ray dye with CT imaging
Read more about these two options of Cardiac Cath and CTCA.