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The current role of catheter angiography

Sheffield Vascular Institute, Vascular Office, Firth 4, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK

• Catheter angiograms have been the standard by which other investigations are judged.
  
• Advances in technique and technology have made catheter angiograms safe and minimally invasive.
  
• Non-invasive techniques are replacing catheter angiograms in many diagnostic situations.
  
• Calibrated catheter imaging is useful when planning endovascular interventions such as stent-grafting.
  
• Angiography is an essential part of many endovascular interventional treatments.
  
• The future of catheter angiograms lies with its role in intervention rather than diagnosis.
  

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