CVIT 2023 clinical expert consensus document on intravascular ultrasound

Cardiovasc Interv Ther. 2024 Jan;39(1):1-14. doi: 10.1007/s12928-023-00957-4. Epub 2023 Sep 1.

Abstract

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) provides precise anatomic information in coronary arteries including quantitative measurements and morphological assessment. To standardize the IVUS analysis in the current era, this updated expert consensus document summarizes the methods of measurements and assessment of IVUS images and the clinical evidence of IVUS use in percutaneous coronary intervention.

Keywords: Coronary artery disease; Definition; Intravascular ultrasound; Measurement.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Consensus
  • Coronary Artery Disease* / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Artery Disease* / surgery
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessels / surgery
  • Humans
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention* / methods
  • Ultrasonography
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods