APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The term “angioplasty” means using a balloon to stretch open a narrowed or blocked artery. However, most modern angioplasty procedures also involve inserting a short wire mesh tube, called a stent, into the artery during the procedure. The stent is left in place permanently to allow blood to flow more freely.

Detailed explanation-2: -Coronary intravascular stent placement is a procedure to place a stent in a blocked or narrowed artery of your heart. A stent is a small mesh tube made of metal that helps keep your artery open. The procedure may be done during or after angioplasty. The stent remains in your artery for life.