radiopaque
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Diagnosticians can then take samples of blood for a variety of tests, check pressure inside the ventricle, and inject radiopaque dyes for X rays to reveal abnormal or damaged arteries.
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Injections of radiopaque dye also help X rays to show whether arteries have been displaced or damaged enough to deprive part of the brain of its blood supply.
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Angiograms, special X-ray pictures made by injecting a radiopaque substance through a thin tube inserted into the heart or coronary arteries, provide more accurate information about constrictions in the coronary arteries.
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He is impatiently awaiting delivery of an X-ray machine which will take pictures at 1/500 sec. and, with radiopaque dyes, will show precisely where and how extensively a coronary artery is blocked�or unblocked.
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In some cases, the next thing to do is inject radiopaque dye into the patient's arm or neck arteries and take an arteriogram, a rapid-fire series of X rays.
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