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Basic Report • Patient demographics • Indications • Brief description of IVUS procedure • Equipment • Artery(s) imaged • Basic findings • Basic measurements (e.g., MLA, MSA, plaque burden, etc.) • Notable morphology (e.g., plaque rupture, thrombus, calcium, dissection, intramural hematoma, etc.) • Changes in therapy because of IVUS imaging • IVUS-related complications and consequent therapy
Comprehensive Report • In addition to information contained in Basic Report. . • Pre-intervention and/or post-intervention quantitative analysis of three cardinal images slices: distal reference, lesion, proximal reference • EEM CSA • Lumen CSA • Plaque&media CSA and plaque burden • Area stenosis • Stent measurements • Lesion length
Page 1 and 2: IVUS Fundamentals and Techniques Ga
Page 3 and 4: There are two types of imaging syst
Page 5 and 6: • Spatial resolution • Contrast
Page 7 and 8: Axial resolution - along the ultras
Page 9 and 10: Transducer Selection • Larger tra
Page 11 and 12: Low dynamic range High dynamic rang
Page 13 and 14: Controls • Other than the overall
Page 15 and 16: Only a small percentage of the emit
Page 17: • Intimal disease (plaque) is den
Page 20 and 21: Spatial Orientation • There is no
Page 22 and 23: Safety • Hausmann et al., Circula
Page 24 and 25: Essentials of an IVUS Program • D
Page 26 and 27: Dedicated Technicians*, Nurses, and
Page 28 and 29: Imaging Procedure - II • Standard
Page 30 and 31: Manual Pullback • Advantages •
Page 34: Reference Mintz GS, Nissen SE, et a

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