ABSTRACT

With over 300 illustrations, Intravascular Ultrasound provides comprehensive information about the technical aspects of intravascular ultrasound and its diagnostic role in coronary artery disease and aortic and pulmonary diseases. New developments, such as three-dimensional reconstruction, are also examined, making the book invaluable to the interv

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|6 pages

The history of intravascular ultrasound

chapter 4|12 pages

Technical aspects of intracoronary Doppler

chapter 5|8 pages

Normal values: coronary flow

chapter 7|8 pages

Tissue characterization

chapter 8|8 pages

Intracardiac ultrasound imaging

chapter 9|4 pages

Characteristic plaque morphology

chapter 10|10 pages

Distribution of atherosclerosis

chapter 12|10 pages

The acute coronary syndromes

chapter 15|6 pages

The left main coronary artery

chapter 16|8 pages

Myocardial bridging

chapter 17|8 pages

Ambiguous lesions

chapter 28|8 pages

Ultrasound angioplasty