DefinitionExtremity angiography, or peripheral angiography is a test used to see the arteries in the hands, arms, feet, or legs.Angiography is an imaging test that uses x-rays and a special dye to see inside the arteries. Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.Alternative NamesAngiography/arteriography of the extremity; Peripheral angiography; Lower extremity angiogram; Peripheral angiogramHow the test is performedExtremity angiography is done in a special unit of a hospital. You will lie on an x-ray table. You may ask for a sedative if you are anxious about the test.The health care provider will shave and clean an area, usually in the groin.A numbing medicine (anesthetic) is injected into the skin over an artery, and a needle is inserted into that artery.A thin pl