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Open Access 01-01-2022 | Intravascular Ultrasound | Expert Consensus Document

Clinical expert consensus document on intravascular ultrasound from the Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics (2021)

Authors: Yuichi Saito, Yoshio Kobayashi, Kenichi Fujii, Shinjo Sonoda, Kenichi Tsujita, Kiyoshi Hibi, Yoshihiro Morino, Hiroyuki Okura, Yuji Ikari, Junko Honye

Published in: Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics | Issue 1/2022

Abstract

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) provides precise anatomic information in coronary arteries including quantitative measurements and morphological assessment. To standardize the IVUS analysis in the current era, this updated expert consensus document summarizes the methods of measurements and assessment of IVUS images and the clinical evidence of IVUS use in percutaneous coronary intervention.

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Title: Clinical expert consensus document on intravascular ultrasound from the Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics (2021)
Authors: Yuichi Saito
Yoshio Kobayashi
Kenichi Fujii
Shinjo Sonoda
Kenichi Tsujita
Kiyoshi Hibi
Yoshihiro Morino
Hiroyuki Okura
Yuji Ikari
Junko Honye
Publication date: 01-01-2022
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Keyword: Intravascular Ultrasound
Published in: Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics / Issue 1/2022
Print ISSN: 1868-4300
Electronic ISSN: 1868-4297
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12928-021-00824-0

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