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False-Color Angiogram of a Healthy Human Heart

False-Color Angiogram of a Healthy Human Heart
Coronary angiography, the X-ray examination of the heart after the injection of a radiopaque dye or contrast medium, is used to detect the presence and extent of coronary disease. The main coronary arteries appear as yellow ribbons across the heart.
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