Multiple choice

Cardiac catheterisation is the insertion of a catheter into a chamber or vessel of the heart for diagnostic and interventional purposes. Which of the following techniques is used to visualise the path of the catheter as it enters the heart or the coronary arteries?

  1. Cardioscopy

  2. Fluoroscopy

  3. Pneumoscopy

  4. Arthroscopy

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Fluoroscopy is a technique to visualise the path of the catheter as it enters the heart or the coronary arteries. The use of fluoroscopy requires radiopaque contrast.