Head angiogram

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Image of angiogram 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.

Medical Review:Kenneth B. Sutherland, CD, BSc, MD, FRCPC - Diagnostic Radiology
Paul D. Traughber, MD - Radiology

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    Christine Wendt, R.D., L.D.
    Last Updated: 01/19/2007

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