Emergency resuscitation equipment. Description of test You or a close relative will be required to sign a consent form after the procedure has been explained to you. Maintain the position the technician requests. Hold absolutely still while the machine is exposing the X-ray film. The technician will tell you when you can move and breathe again.
Skin is cleaned with antiseptic.
The anesthetic is administered. The procedure does not begin until you are numb. Catheter is advanced under fluoroscopic control into the renal vein. Dye is injected. X-rays are made in rapid sequence.