A cerebral angiogram checks for abnormalities in the blood vessels of your brain. The procedure has a handful of related names. These include: Carotid angiogram or angiography Cerebral angiogram or ...

A brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is an abnormal tangle of unusually formed blood vessels in the brain (Figure 1). Over time, these vessels can weaken and bleed into the brain itself. Brain ...

An angiogram is a diagnostic test that uses X-rays and a contrast dye to visualize the blood vessels in the body, including those in the brain. This test can help diagnose a brain aneurysm. An ...

Cerebral angiography is a diagnostic test that uses an X-ray. It produces a cerebral angiogram, or an image that can help your doctor find blockages or other abnormalities in the blood vessels of your ...

Medical researchers do not know exactly what causes a brain AVM (arteriovenous malformation) to develop, but "there are a lot of theories," said Dr. Alexander Drofa, an endovascular neurosurgeon who ...

A 35 year-old woman presented with a severe headache, nausea, vomiting and a change in personality. Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM): Cerebral angiogram: Right internal carotid artery (ICA) injection.

Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM): Cerebral Angiogram: Right internal carotid artery (ICA) injection. (Left) AP view; (Right) lateral view. Note the large tangle of blood vessels arising from the ...

When we talk about angiograms, most people immediately think of the heart. But the brain, our body’s command centre, has its own network of arteries and veins that deserve the same attention. That is ...