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Results 1 - 10 of 36 for Veins
  1. What Is Vascular Disease? Video (Vascular Cures)  
    ... lungs, where it exchanges carbon dioxide for oxygen. VEINS Veins carry the blood back to the heart ... Vascular Diseases PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE READ MORE DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (DVT) READ MORE VARICOSE VEINS READ MORE ...
  2. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Video (Radiological Society of North America) (American College of Radiology)  
    ... guidance to create a connection between two large veins in the liver, the portal vein and the hepatic vein. This helps blood bypass the abnormal liver so ...
  3. Blood Clots Video (American Society of Hematology)  
    ... diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Clots can occur in veins or arteries, which are vessels that are part ... blood throughout the body, they each function differently. Veins are low-pressure vessels that carry deoxygenated blood ...
  4. Angioplasty and Vascular Stenting Video (Radiological Society of North America) (American College of Radiology)  
    ... is used to improve blood flow when a vein or artery is too narrow or blocked. It ... long, thin plastic tube) into an artery or vein to where it is narrowed or blocked. The ...
  5. Preventing Blood Clots After Orthopaedic Surgery Video (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)  
    ... Treatment Total Knee Replacement article Diseases & Conditions Deep Vein Thrombosis article One of the major risks facing ... who undergo surgery is a complication called deep vein thrombosis. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is the formation ...
  6. Blood Clots and Pregnancy Video (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    ... of blood in a blood vessel, like a vein or artery. Anyone can develop a blood clot, ... flow. It most often happens in the deep veins of the legs but can be in other ...
  7. CT Angiography (CTA) Video (American College of Radiology) (Radiological Society of North America)  
    ... injected through a small catheter placed in a vein of the arm. A radiologic technologist will capture ... blood clots, such as those traveling from leg veins) or pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. look at congenital abnormalities ...
  8. MR Angiography (MRA) Video (American College of Radiology) (Radiological Society of North America)  
    ... placing a small intravenous (IV) catheter in a vein in your arm. top of page What are ... blood clots, such as those traveling from leg veins) or pulmonary AVMs. look at congenital abnormalities in ...
  9. CAT Scan (CT) - Chest Video (American College of Radiology) (Radiological Society of North America)  
    ... CTA) to evaluate the blood vessels (arteries and veins) in the chest. The technologist rapidly injects an iodine contrast material into a vein while obtaining CT images . See the CT Angiography ( ...
  10. Catheter Angiography Video (Radiological Society of North America) (American College of Radiology)  
    ... blood clots, such as those traveling from leg veins) or pulmonary AVMs. look at congenital abnormalities in ... insert an intravenous (IV) line into a small vein in your hand or arm. A small amount ...
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