- Apr 13, 2011
what are the pros & cons of Cerebral angiography? I have a paper that is due Friday, ca...

An angiography is an x-ray of the arteries. The arteries are not normally seen in an x-ray, so a special material, called contrast dye, is injected into one or more arteries to make them visible. For a cerebral angiography, the contrast dye is injected into one or both of the carotid arteries in the neck.
Vertebral angiogram; Angiography - head; Carotid angiogram