Methodological difficulties of angiographic diagnosis of traumatic intracranial hematomas in city hospital

Experience in the use of carotid angiography in a city hospital was analysed. A high diagnostic value of cerebral angiography in a severe craniocerebral trauma complicated by intractanial hematomas, was shown. X-ray equipment which was available to city and district hospitals, was employed for cerebral angiography. Difficulties of angiographic examination, mainly of technical nature or associated with the interpretation of angiograms, were analysed. Opportunities for their practical elimination were shown. Advantages of angiography in early detection of intracranial hematomas of different sites were stressed