Does angiography have a role other than in investigating patients with vascular disease?

Angiography is used during minimally invasive (endovascular) procedures on blood vessels. It allows the observation and manipulation of devices used to treat the blood vessels in real time as the devices are passed through the vessel. Procedures are usually done under local anaesthetic and patients will need to stay still in order to ensure good images are obtained. After these procedures the access vessel in the groin may need to be repaired with a special device. The details of this device are usually provided to the patient. In rare cases the device may become infected requiring it to be removed and the artery directly repaired