ABSTRACT
Major resistances to the routine use of IVUS include procedural cost, physician education (both how to interpret the images and how to use the information), equipment complexity, and difficulties in integrating IVUS into a busy catheterization laboratory. IVUS will be used routinely only if it is quick to set up, easy to perform, and does not slow down the flow of the clinical cases. None of the past or current manufacturers has designed a product that is simple and fast. Therefore, an alternative approachorganizing the laboratory for efficiency-becomes necessary.
