title: Intravascular ultrasound. Three-dimensional applications and forward viewing.
abstract: This article provides the reader with some idea of the principles and techniques of three-dimensional reconstruction using intravascular imaging data. The article also describes new intravascular ultrasound imaging devices that have the ability to interrogate the arterial wall ahead of the imaging catheter.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: McPherson
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Kane
mesh_terms: D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*