Table 3.
Recommended angiographic views
| Detector angulation | Conventional view equivalent | Visualization adequacy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMCA | LAD | LCx | RCA | ||
| Superior 15° | Steep RAO cranial (inverse spider) | ++ | + | + | + |
| Neutral 0° | RAO cranial | + | ++ | ‐ | + |
| Left 15° | PA cranial | + | ++ | + | ++ |
| Inferior 15° | PA | ++ | ++ | + | ++ |
Note: ++, optimal; +, reasonable; ‐, suboptimal.
Abbreviations: LAD, left anterior descending; LAO, left anterior oblique; LCx, left circumflex; LMCA, left main coronary artery; PA, posteroanterior; RAO, right anterior oblique; RCA, right coronary artery.