Chapter 4Fluorescein Angiography

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Contents

Sodium Fluorescein

Fluorescence and Filtration

Fluorescein Injections

Side Effects of Fluorescein

Fluorescein’s Path Through the Body

Preparing for a Fluorescein Angiogram

Performing a Fluorescein Angiogram

Timing and Phases of a Fluorescein

Red-Free Images

Control Frame and Injection Frame

Pre-Arterial/Choroidal Phase

Arterial Phase

Arteriovenous Phase

Venous Phase

Late Phase

Finishing an Angiogram

Normal Fluorescein Angiogram

Abnormal Fluorescence During an Angiogram

Hyperfluorescence

Hypofluorescence

Abnormal Fluorescence Outside of an Angiogram

How to Descriptively Interpret a Fluorescein Angiogram ...

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