aortography

n. x-ray of the aorta using a radioactive substance

Aortography /aor·tog·ra·phy/ radiography of the aorta after introduction into it of a contrast material. a·or·tog·ra·phy n. [more]Aortography - Community and Resources

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X-ray examination of the aorta after an opaque substance has been injected into it
COMMENT: the aorta is about 45 centimetres long. It leaves the left ventricle, rises (where the carotid arteries branch off), then goes downwards through the abdomen and divides into the two iliac arteries. The aorta is the blood vessel which carries all arterial blood from the heart

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