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Intravascular Ultrasound

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Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is an invasive diagnostic technique that has evolved rapidly over the past 10 years and is now widely used as an adjunct to conventional angiography in interventional catheterization laboratories. With its capability to provide high-resolution cross-sectional images, it has become possible to obtain detailed information on the structure of the vessel wall and to provide a histologylike view of the artery in vivo.1–3 Thus, incremental information on the anatomy of the arterial wall that is not available from radiography’s longitudinal contour images of the vessel lumen can be gained. These capabilities have challenged selective coronary angiography as the gold standard for diagnosis of coronary artery disease. IVUS has emerged as a more sensitive method to detect diffuse atherosclerosis and to identify plaque morphology along with a cross-sectional view of the stenosis. Recent advances in IVUS technology include further miniaturization of ultrasound catheters, three-dimensional reconstruction of images, combined imaging and therapeutic devices, and backscatter analysis for tissue characterization.

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  2. Long Island Vascular Center, 1050, Northern Boulevard, Roslyn, NY, 11576, USA

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Weidinger, F.F., Yang, P., Hassan, A. (2000). Intravascular Ultrasound. In: Chang, J.B. (eds) Textbook of Angiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1190-7_15

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