Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) during BEVAR safely detects target vessel instability and morphological defects while reducing X-ray exposure and contrast volume.
Does IVUS improve the detection of morphological defects and reduce radiation or contrast exposure in patients undergoing BEVAR?
IVUS is a promising, safe, and sensitive adjunctive imaging tool during BEVAR that can aid in detecting morphological defects while reducing radiation and contrast exposure.
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This study suggests that IVUS is a safe and potentially valuable adjunctive imaging technology for intra-operative detection of TVV instability and highly sensitive in the identification of morphological defects, reducing Xray exposure or contrast volume for selected steps of the procedure. Long term investigations on larger cohorts are required to validate these promising results.
Piazza et al. (Sun,) reported a other. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) during BEVAR safely detects target vessel instability and morphological defects while reducing X-ray exposure and contrast volume.