IVUS Pullback System
Motorized Transducer Pullback
- Advantages
- Steady catheter withdrawal
- Creates length and volumetric measurements
- Uniform images
- Reproducible images
- Disadvantages
- May provide inadequate examination in regions of interest due top-reset speed
Manual Transducer Pullback
- Advantages
- Ability to concentrate on a specific region of interest
- Disadvantages
- Possibility of skipping over significant pathology by irregular pullback
- Potential inaccuracies in length and volume measurements
IVUS Systems
The IVUS equipment consists of:
- Catheter (incorporating a miniaturized transducer)
- Console (reconstruct and display the image)
IVUS Integrated System
- Intended Advantages
- Immediate access
- Tableside control
- Save procedure room space
- May serve as a platform for other/new technology
- Disadvantages
- Not portable and Installation required
IVUS Cart System
- Intended Advantages
- Mobility
- No installation requirements
- Table side controller
- Disadvantages
- Transporting between rooms
- Space and availability
- Start up time