Approximately 0.4 inches. 100 cm equals one meter Coronary artery disease narrowing of arteries supplying heart muscle with blood from atherosclerosis. C.T. computed tomography uses a x-ray beam to scan the selected body part. With computer enhancement pictures of the body's internal structures are created. Left ventricle the heart chamber pumping oxygenated blood to the entire body.
Spinal fluid is analyzed to determine if infection or bleeding is present in the brain.
M.R.I. magnetic resonance imaging machine uses a special magnet to polarize hydrogen molecules present in body tissues and computer to interpret this information and create a picture. Excellent pictures of body tissues and blood vessels can be obtained. Spinal fluid a special fluid produced by structures near the brain that bathes the brain and spinal cord. Stroke injury to a part of the brain due to interrupted blood flow from either blockage or rupture of an artery in the brain Subarachnoid space a space between the inside of the skull and brain surface that is filled with cerebral spinal fluid. Synthetic graft tube or hose shaped artificial material that replaces the portion of an artery that was removed.