Invasive diagnostic imaging of coronary atherosclerosis

• Published in: Nihon rinshō Vol. 69; no. 1; p. 69
• Main Authors: Gamou, Tadatsugu, Kawashiri, Masaaki, Tada, Hayato, Hayashi, Kenshi, Yamagishi, Masakazu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan 01.01.2011
• Subjects: Coronary Artery Disease - diagnosis; Coronary Vessels - diagnostic imaging; Elasticity Imaging Techniques - methods; Humans; Plaque, Atherosclerotic - diagnosis; Tomography, Optical Coherence - methods; Ultrasonography - methods; Ultrasonography, Interventional

Invasive diagnostic imaging technique of coronary atherosclerosis has rapidly developed. For example, intravascular ultrasound(IVUS) is recognized as an essential device for percutaneous coronary intervention to evaluate the vessel wall, vascular lumen and coronary plaque morphologies because of its...