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01-01-2020 | Intravascular Ultrasound | Invited Review Article

Current clinical use of intravascular ultrasound imaging to guide percutaneous coronary interventions

Authors: Shinjo Sonoda, Kiyoshi Hibi, Hiroyuki Okura, Kenichi Fujii, Yasuhiro Honda, Yoshio Kobayashi

Published in: Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics | Issue 1/2020

Abstract

During the past three decades, since the invention of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), it has become increasingly important as daily clinical applications. However, it evolved with no Japanese standards for the measurement of images, the index of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures, and the reporting of results. Accordingly, the purpose of this review article is to provide an optimal and consistent approach to IVUS usage during PCI for clinicians and investigators.

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Title: Current clinical use of intravascular ultrasound imaging to guide percutaneous coronary interventions
Authors: Shinjo Sonoda
Kiyoshi Hibi
Hiroyuki Okura
Kenichi Fujii
Yasuhiro Honda
Yoshio Kobayashi
Publication date: 01-01-2020
Publisher: Springer Japan
Keywords: Intravascular Ultrasound
Arterial Diseases
Published in: Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 1868-4300
Electronic ISSN: 1868-4297
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12928-019-00603-y

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