Clinical expert consensus document on intravascular ultrasound from the Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics (2021)
Yuichi Saito, Yoshio Kobayashi, Hiroto Tamaru, Shinjo Sonoda, Kenichi Tsujita, Kiyoshi Hibi, Yoshihiro Morino, Hiroyuki Okura, Yuji Ikari, Junko Honye
Abstract
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) provides precise anatomic information in coronary arteries including quantitative measurements and morphological assessment. To standardize the IVUS analysis in the current era, this updated expert consensus document summarizes the methods of measurements and assessment of IVUS images and the clinical evidence of IVUS use in percutaneous coronary intervention.
Topics & Concepts
Intravascular ultrasoundMedicinePercutaneous coronary interventionInterventional radiologyRadiologyInterventional cardiologyCoronary arteriesUltrasoundNeuroradiologyIntervention (counseling)CardiologyMedical physicsArteryMyocardial infarctionPsychiatryNeurologyCoronary Interventions and DiagnosticsCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsAcute Myocardial Infarction Research