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Cerebral and spinal angiography
Last reviewed: 07.07.2025
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Cerebral and spinal angiography is a method of X-ray examination of the vascular system of the brain and spinal cord.
Currently, angiography is used mainly in patients with suspected saccular or arteriovenous aneurysm of the brain and spinal cord vessels as a method of preoperative diagnostics and subsequent postoperative monitoring, as well as for detecting thrombosis or stenosis of the main vessels of the neck. The use of cerebral angiography is still important for determining the sources of blood supply and relationships with large arteries (at the base of the brain) of some types of brain tumors, which allows surgeons to plan the surgical approach and the volume of tumor removal. The use of CT and MR angiographic techniques has significantly reduced the frequency of angiography in recent years, especially in neuro-oncological patients. However, the development of interventional endovascular methods for treating vascular diseases of the brain and spinal cord determines the preservation and further development of this ischial method in the arsenal of neuroradiology.
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