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Intravascular and Intracardiac Ultrasound Imaging: Current Research and Future Directions
Author(s) -
PANDIAN NATESA G.,
WEINTRAUB ANDREW,
SCHWARTZ STEVEN L.,
KUMAR ROHIT,
KUSAY BRENDA S.,
KATZ SARAH E.,
ARONOVITZ MARK,
UDELSON JAMES,
KONSTAM MARVIN A.,
SALEM DEEB N.,
KREIS ANDREAS
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1990.tb00378.x
Subject(s) - intravascular ultrasound , intracardiac injection , medicine , radiology , ultrasound , medical physics , cardiology
Intravascular and intracardiac ultrasound imaging is a newly emerging catheter‐based imaging modality with considerable promise. This review article presents the rationale behind attempts at developing intravascular imaging methods, the design features of intravascular instrumentation, the knowledge obtained with in vitro studies, the in vivo experience in humans, and the potential applications of intravascular imaging in arterial atherosclerosis. The feasibility of pulmonary artery imaging and the potential applications of intracardiac echocardiography are discussed. Finally, future directions in intravascular imaging are outlined.