Cervinka P, De Feyter P J, Costa M, Sabaté M, Ligthart J M, S'tásek J, Serrano P, van Langenhove G
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Vnitr Lek. 2000 Aug;46(8):470-5.
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is a clinically useful tool that provides cross-sectional images of the coronary arterial lumen and wall. Diagnostic applications of IVUS include the evaluation of ambiguous lesions on angiography particularly at the bifurcations. IVUS is also useful in the assessment of coronary vasculopathy in cardiac transplant patients or it can help to diagnose abnormalities such as syndrome X or coronary artery spasm. IVUS can optimize the performing of percutaneous coronary interventions, especially stent implantation. It represents as well an optimal tool for assessing regression of atherosclerosis. Three-dimensional reconstruction, elastography and imaging guide wires are some of the recent advances in the field of intravascular ultrasound.
血管内超声（IVUS）是一种临床实用工具，可提供冠状动脉管腔和管壁的横截面图像。IVUS的诊断应用包括评估血管造影中不明确的病变，尤其是在分叉处。IVUS在评估心脏移植患者的冠状动脉病变方面也很有用，或者可以帮助诊断诸如X综合征或冠状动脉痉挛等异常情况。IVUS可以优化经皮冠状动脉介入治疗的操作，尤其是支架植入。它也是评估动脉粥样硬化消退的最佳工具。三维重建、弹性成像和成像导丝是血管内超声领域的一些最新进展。
