Angiogram of the Lung
Results
An angiogram of the lung is an Reference X-ray Opens New Window test that uses a special dye and camera (Reference fluoroscopy Opens New Window) to take pictures of the blood flow in the blood vessels of the lung. Your doctor may tell you some results right after the test. Full results are usually ready the same day.
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The dye flows evenly through the blood vessels. |
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No narrowing, blockage, bulging, or other problem of the blood vessels is seen. The pulmonary artery pressures are normal. |
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A blocked or narrowing in a pulmonary artery may mean that a fat deposit or clot is reducing blood flow to the lungs (Reference pulmonary embolism Opens New Window). |
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Blood vessels that are not in their normal position may mean that a tumor or other growth is pushing against them. |
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A bulge in a blood vessel may mean a weakness in the blood vessel wall (Reference aneurysm Opens New Window). |
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Reference Dye Opens New Window that leaks out of a blood vessel may mean there is a hole in the blood vessel. |
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There is an abnormal vessel or blockage between vessels in the lung. |
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There is abnormal branching of blood vessels present since birth (congenital). |
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference December 5, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Howard Schaff, MD - Diagnostic Radiology |
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