Capillarography

Capillarography is a diagnostic method that is used to study the condition of capillaries and small vessels in the human body. This method is based on the use of special equipment - a capillarograph, which allows you to visualize capillaries and small vessels on a computer screen.

Capillaries are small blood vessels that are found in the skin and other tissues of the body. They play an important role in the metabolism between blood and tissues, as well as in maintaining body temperature. Malfunction of capillaries can lead to various diseases, such as atherosclerosis, diabetes, hypertension and others.

To conduct capillarography, special dyes are used that are introduced into the body through the skin or mucous membranes. After this, the patient remains in a lying or sitting position for several minutes so that the dye has time to spread through the vessels. Then the capillaries are visualized on the capillarograph screen.

The results of capillarography can help the doctor identify abnormalities in the functioning of the capillaries and determine the cause of the disease. For example, if dilated capillaries or areas with a lack of blood vessels are visible on the capillarograph screen, this may indicate the presence of atherosclerosis or other diseases.

In addition, capillarography can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments for various diseases, such as diabetes and hypertension. This allows you to monitor the condition of the blood vessels and take measures to prevent complications.

Capillary photography (angiophotography or capellarography) is a method for assessing the condition of veins and arterial vessels of small diameter using intravital or postmortem tissue staining in a color image. The most common methods for visualizing blood capillaries are hardware capillarometry (using directed radiation), fluorescent capillarometry, capillarimetry, and capillary glourometry. Modern versions of the method make it possible to study the structure of the bloodstream, the diameter of the vessels passing through them, the condition of their walls, measure pressure, blood flow speed and other parameters both in individual areas under a microscope and in the entire tissue under study (vessels up to 80-120 microns). Capillary photography is used to diagnose diseases of various organs (heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, intestines,