Suggested angiographic projections
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
General Terminology
Rotation describes the position of the image intensifier around the longitudinal axis of the patient. LAO refers to rotating the camera to the patient's left (catheter and spine will be on the right side of the image), RAO to the patient's right (catheter and spine on the left side of the image). Angulation describes the position of the image intensifier in the short axis of the patient. Camera can pivit toward (cranial) or away (caudal) from the patient's head. Diagram
Post-surgical Views
- Left Lateral; LIMA (body)
- Right Cranial; LIMA to mid LAD
- Right Caudal; LIMA to distal LAD
- Left Lateral; LIMA to distal LAD
- Right Cranial; LIMA to diagonal arteries
- Left Lateral SVG to LAD