title: The use of transducer-tipped ultrasound catheter for recanalization of thrombotic arterial occlusions.
abstract: Ultrasound energy is currently being used and intensively investigated for recanalization of thrombotically occluded arteries. The ultrasonic energy is mainly applied either by a transcutaneous approach or by a percutaneous approach through a catheter with an external ultrasound transducer. Catheter-delivered transducer-tipped ultrasound thrombolysis is a new and innovative method. In this article we summarize the current available data on the use of this new type of catheter and discuss future directions and clinical applications.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Atar
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Birnbaum
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hansmann
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Siegel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014159:Transducers; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional