Intravascular ultrasound: Techniques, developments, clinical perspectives

Front Matter....Pages I-X
Early and recent intraluminal ultrasound devices....Pages 79-88
Intraluminal real-time ultrasonic imaging: Clinical perspectives....Pages 89-97
Ultrasound imaging and atherogenesis....Pages 99-104
Intravascular echographic assessment of vessel wall characteristics: a correlation with histology....Pages 105-116
Clinical applications of intravascular ultrasound imaging in atherectomy....Pages 117-125
Laser ablation and the need for intra-arterial imaging....Pages 127-133
3-D visualization of arterial structures using ultrasound and Voxel modelling....Pages 135-143
Optimized ultrasound imaging catheters for use in the vascular system....Pages 145-151
Intraluminal ultrasound guidance of transverse laser coronary atherectomy....Pages 153-157
Review of intracoronary Doppler catheters....Pages 159-168
What have we learned about coronary artery disease from high-frequency epicardial echocardiography?....Pages 169-176
Analysis of backscattered ultrasound from normal and diseased arterial wall....Pages 177-185
Clinical percutaneous imaging of coronary anatomy using an over-the-wire ultrasound catheter system....Pages 187-193
Imaging artifacts in mechanically driven ultrasound catheters....Pages 195-199
Design characteristics for intravascular ultrasonic catheters....Pages 201-216
Back Matter....Pages 217-218