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Angiography, Digital Subtraction MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Tree Number(s)
E01.370.350.600.350.700.060
E01.370.350.700.060.060
E01.370.350.700.700.060
E01.370.350.760.060
E01.370.370.050.060
Unique ID
D015901
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015901
Scope Note
A method of delineating blood vessels by subtracting a tissue background image from an image of tissue plus intravascular contrast material that attenuates the X-ray photons. The background image is determined from a digitized image taken a few moments before injection of the contrast material. The resulting angiogram is a high-contrast image of the vessel. This subtraction technique allows extraction of a high-intensity signal from the superimposed background information. The image is thus the result of the differential absorption of X-rays by different tissues.
Entry Version
DS ANGIOGR
Entry Term(s)
Digital Subtraction Angiography
Subtraction Angiography, Digital
NLM Classification #
WG 141.5.A3
Previous Indexing
Angiography (1980-1989)
Subtraction Technique (1980-1989)
Public MeSH Note
90
History Note
90
Date Established
1990/01/01
Date of Entry
1989/05/15
Revision Date
2008/07/08
Angiography, Digital Subtraction Preferred
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