title: Intravascular ultrasound use in the treatment of thoracoabdominal dissections, aneurysms, and transections.
abstract: Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) has become an important adjunct in the endovascular treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic pathology. In this article, we hope to describe and define the expanding role of IVUS as a tool for the vascular surgeon in the treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic dissections, aneurysms, and transections. IVUS is of particular benefit in the treatment of aortic dissections and aortic transections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USA.
authors.forename: Tae K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Carlos E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Donayre
authors.forename: George E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Kopchok
authors.forename: Rodney A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures