| translumbar aortography | Early method of aortography by injection into the abdominal aorta through a needle just below the twelfth rib and four fingerbreadths to the left of the spinal processes of the vertebrae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| aortography | Radiographic visualization of the aorta and its branches by injection of contrast media, using percutaneous puncture or catheterization procedures. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| retrograde aortography | Aortography by the injection of contrast medium into the aorta through one of its branches, e.g., the brachial artery, in a direction against normal arterial blood flow. (05 Mar 2000) |