Carbon dioxide angiography

Carbon dioxide angiography is a diagnostic radiographic technique in which a carbon dioxide (CO₂) based contrast medium is used - unlike traditional angiography where the contrast medium normally used is iodine based – to see and study the body vessels. Since CO₂ is a non-radio-opaque contrast medium, angiographic procedures need to be performed in digital subtraction angiography (DSA).

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