angioscopy

angioscopy

 [an″je-os´kah-pe] 1. use of a fiberoptic angioscope to visualize the lumen of a blood vessel.2. visualization of capillary blood vessels with a special microscope (angioscope).

an·gi·os·co·py

(an'jē-os'kō-pē), 1. Visualization with a microscope of the passage of substances (for example, contrast media, radiopaque agents) through capillaries after intravenous injection. 2. Visualization of the interior of blood vessels, especially the pulmonary arteries, using a fiberoptic catheter inserted through a peripheral artery. [angio- + G. skopeō, to view]

angioscopy

(ăn′jē-ŏs′kə-pē)n. Visualization of the passage of intravenously injected substances through the capillaries.

angioscopy

The visualization of a blood vessel lumen with a narrow bore flexible endoscope. See Coronary angioscopy.

an·gi·os·co·py

(an'jē-os'kŏ-pē) 1. Visualization with a microscope of the passage of substances (e.g., contrast media, radiopaque agents) through capillaries after intravenous injection. 2. Visualization of the interior of blood vessels, especially the pulmonary arteries, using a fiberoptic catheter inserted through a peripheral artery. [angio- + G. skopeō, to view]

angioscopy

Direct visual examination of the inside of a blood vessel during life. Modern angioscopes are fine, fibre-optic catheters capable of passing into the coronary arteries so that the state of their inner walls may be ascertained. This procedure, however, is not without risk.