Extremity arteriography

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Angiography/arteriography of the extremity

The x-ray shows normal structures for the age of the patient.

The x-ray may show blockage in the vessels caused by the following:

• Hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis) or other diseases of the arteries
• Blood clots
• Aneurysms (sacs filled with blood that have formed because of an abnormal widening in the artery)

Additional conditions under which the test may be performed include the following:

• Deep venous thrombosis
• Thromboangiitis obliterans
• Vasculitis
• Trauma

Extremity arteriography may also be used before surgery.

Review Date: 01/24/2007
Reviewed By: Stuart Bentley-Hibbert, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.