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IVUS-guided vs. Angio-guided PCI
A state-of-the-art talk for the
17th GICS 2019 gics.org,
the major Interventional Cardiology meeting in Gwangju, South Korea directed by Prof. Myung Ho Jeong.
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@NanjingFirst
#SBKCathLab #precisionPCI
A state-of-the-art talk for the
17th GICS 2019 gics.org,
the major Interventional Cardiology meeting in Gwangju, South Korea directed by Prof. Myung Ho Jeong.
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@NanjingFirst
#SBKCathLab #precisionPCI
Gray scale IVUS, is a sound-based imaging modality that enables accurate assessment of vessel geometry / plaque phenotype and a major adjunctive imaging tool during coronary stenting
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The IVUS principle is based on the degree of reflectivity of the emitted ultrasound which is highly dependent on tissue composition
IVUS spatial resolution is in the range of 150-200 μm which is ~ 10 times lower than OCT’s spatial resolution (~ 10 μm)
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IVUS spatial resolution is in the range of 150-200 μm which is ~ 10 times lower than OCT’s spatial resolution (~ 10 μm)
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