“Do heart stents show up on x-ray?”
I am a 44 year old male. I want to know if heart stents show up on x-ray?
2 Answers
Stents do not show up on x-rays. They may sometimes be seen during fluoroscopy when you are getting a stent and stents can reliably be seen on computed tomographic imaging of the heart, CTA.
Some coronary stents may show up on routine chest X-ray, depending on the material used in the stent. X-rays that use contrast material can reveal the presence of coronary stents.
