Head Angiogram

Angiogram image of the brain

Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.

Figure 1 shows normal blood flow in the arteries on one side of the brain. Figure 2 shows a weak spot in a blood vessel (aneurysm) that is bleeding.

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ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerKathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerHoward Schaff, MD - Diagnostic Radiology
Last RevisedDecember 5, 2010
By: Healthwise StaffLast Revised: December 5, 2010
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Howard Schaff, MD - Diagnostic Radiology

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