Utility of intravascular ultrasound in intracranial and extracranial neurointerventions: experience at University at Buffalo Neurosurgery-Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital.
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) generates high-resolution cross-sectional images and sagittal reconstructions of the vessel wall and lumen. As a result, this imaging modality can provide accurate measurements of the degree of vessel stenosis, allow the detection of intraluminal thrombus, and analyze the plaque composition. The IVUS modality is widely used in interventional cardiology, and its use in neurointerventions has gradually increased. With case examples, the authors illustrate the utility of IVUS as an adjunct to conventional angiography for a wide range of intracranial and extracranial neurointerventions.
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo 14209, USA.
Peter
P
Kan
Maxim
M
Mokin
Adib A
AA
Abla
Jorge L
JL
Eller
Travis M
TM
Dumont
Elad I
EI
Levy
Adnan H
AH
Siddiqui
D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D009518:New York; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*