Interventional Radiology in the Care of the Trauma Patient

Diagnostic Arteriography (Figs. 48.1, 48.2) • In the setting o f traum a, a rteriography is useful to iden tify or exclude arterial

injury, arterial occlusion, a n d /o r an arterial source o f hem orrhage. • T h e diagnostic arteriogram m ay be follow ed by a percu taneous in terven tional

p rocedure such as em boliza tion o r stenting .