title: Intravascular ultrasound: questions and answers.
abstract: Coronary angiography is the gold standard for the detection of coronary artery disease, but it only gives information about the lumen of the coronary arteries. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) has provided a new perspective for imaging the coronary arteries. It allows assessment of not only the lumen but also the vessel wall and atherosclerotic plaque. In this article, we review the technique, measurements and current applications of IVUS imaging of the coronaries in a question-answer format.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Okan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gülel
authors.forename: Ilke
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sipahi
authors.forename: E Murat
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Tuzcu
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods