Limitations of coronary angiography compared with intravascular ultrasound: implications for coronary interventions.
The use of intravascular ultrasound catheters to produce images of lumen and plaque cross-sectional areas has had a profound effect on the practice of interventional cardiology. This imaging modality provides, for the first time, a low-power microscopic view of vascular anatomy within a living patient. This article will review some of the advantages of intravascular ultrasound imaging compared with angiography when used for diagnostic or interventional therapeutic procedures.
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Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.
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