title: Clinical applications of intravascular ultrasound imaging in atherectomy.
abstract: This paper discusses the potential application of intravascular ultrasound imaging in the context of catheter-based atherectomy. The advantages and limitations of ultrasound in this application are discussed, and representative cases are presented.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco 94127.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Yock
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Linker
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rowe
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Selmon
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hinohara
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000473:pathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*