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Transcript of IVUS Image Interpretation and Analysis
Dr Arindam PandeConsultant Cardiologist,
Academic Coordinator: DNB Cardiology and PGDCC Training
Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata
“IVUS ImageInterpretation and Analysis”
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Introduction to Intravascular Ultrasound – IVUS
Image by Boston Scientific Corporation
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Comparing Angiography and IVUS
In angiography, angle of view determines what we see.
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Clinical Utility for IVUS
• Stenting of smaller vessels– Vessels ≤ 3mm
• Intra-stent restenosis– Visualize the stent
• Difficult to assess lesions– More sensitive plaque detection
1. Moussa C, et al J Am Coll Cardiol 1997; 29 (Suppl A) 60A
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Image Interpretation
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Lower Density Plaques
Eccentric fibrous plaque Concentric fibro-fatty plaque
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Lower Density Plaques
Eccentric fibrous plaque Concentric fibro-fatty plaque
IVUScatheter
Eccentricfibrousplaque
Lumen
IVUScatheter
Concentricfibro-fattyplaque
LumenMedia
Guidewireartifact
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Mixed Plaque
Mixed eccentric plaque(fibrous, fibro-fatty, and calcified)
Thin concentric fibrous plaquemixed with calcium
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Mixed Plaque
Mixed eccentric plaque(fibrous, fibro-fatty, and calcified)
Thin concentric fibrous plaquemixed with calcium
IVUScatheter
IVUScatheter
Fibro-fattyplaque Media
Guidewireartifact
Calcified plaqueCalcifiedplaque
Fibrousplaque
Fibrousplaque
Guidewireartifact
Fibrousplaque
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Calcified Plaque
90° arc (one quadrant)of deep calcium
Mixed deep and superficialcalcified plaque
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Calcified Plaque
90° arc (one quadrant)of deep calcium
Mixed deep and superficialcalcified plaque
IVUScatheter
Calcifiedplaque
Fibrousplaque
Fibrousplaque
Guidewire artifact
Fibrousplaque
Shadowing (IVUS signaldoes not pass throughcalcified plaque)
Fibrousplaque
Superficialcalcium
IVUScatheter
Superficialcalcium
Reverberations Deep calcium
Shadowing
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Calcified Plaque (continued)
180° arc of eccentric superficialcalcified plaque
270° arc of superficialcalcified plaque
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Calcified Plaque (continued)
180° arc of eccentric superficialcalcified plaque
270° arc of superficialcalcified plaque
IVUS catheter
Calcified plaqueReverberations
IVUS catheter
Lumen
Calcified plaque
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Stents
Fully apposed stent Incompletely apposed stent
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Stents
Fully apposedstent
Incompletely apposedstent
IVUScatheter
IVUScatheter
Apposed
Concentric mixed fibrousand fibro-fatty plaque
Stentstruts
Stentstruts
Vessel wall
UnopposedUnopposed
Apposed
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Stents (continued)
Stent deployment in a heavily calcified vessel
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Stents (continued)
Stent deployment in a heavily calcified vessel
IVUS catheter
Stent struts
Stent struts
Calcified plaque
Guidewire artifactStent struts
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Dissections
Fibrous plaque dissectionextending into the intima
Deep fibro-fatty plaque dissectionextending into the media
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Dissections
Fibrous plaque dissectionextending into the intima
Deep fibro-fatty plaque dissectionextending into the media
Fibrousplaque Fibro-fatty
plaque
Lumen
IVUScatheter
IVUScatheter
Fibro-fattyplaque
Fibro-fattyplaque
Dissection arm Dissectionarm
Fibrousplaque
Media
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Dissections (continued)
Horseshoe dissection of fibrousplaque extending into the media
Horseshoe dissection ofcalcified plaque
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Dissections (continued)
Horseshoe dissection of fibrousplaque extending into the media
Horseshoe dissection ofcalcified plaque
IVUScatheter
Dissectionarm
IVUScatheter
Calcifiedplaque Superficial
calcium
Bloodspeckle
Dissectionarm: calcifiedplaque
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Measurement and Analysis
Maximum plaquethickness
Lumen borderMaximum lumendiameter
Minimum lumendiameter
Minimum plaquethickness
Media-adventitia(MA) border
Measurementsrequiredfor analysisof IVUSimages
Lumen CSA
Plaque CSA
Maximum plaque thicknessMinimum plaque thicknessEccentricity =
Plaque CSA* = MA CSA – Lumen CSA
Plaque CSAMA CSA% Plaque area =
Reference lumen CSA –Lesion lumen CSAReference lumen CSA
% Area stenosis =
* Plaque CSA includes variable amounts of smooth muscle from media
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Measurement and Analysis
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Calculating – Area
D(mm) = 0.0A1 = 5.9mm2
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Lumen Diameter Measurements
2.5
3.0
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IVUS-Guided Stenting• Measurement and Analysis
Lumen Diameters vs. Cross Sectional Areas (CSA)Lumen Diameter
(mm)Lumen CSA
(mm2)90% of Lumen
CSA (mm2)Lumen Diameter at 90% of CSA (mm)
2.5 4.9 4.4 2.43.0 7.0 6.4 2.83.2 8.0 7.2 3.03.4 9.0 8.2 3.2
Minimum Lumen Cross Sectional Area Potential Restenosis Rate
The incidence of restenosis has an inverse relationship to post-procedure absolute IVUS lumen CSA.
<5mm2 46%5.0-5.9mm2 33%6.0-7.9mm2 27%8.0-8.9mm2 21%
≥9mm2 8%
“The Predictive Value of Different Intravascular Ultrasound Criteria for Restenosis After Coronary Stenting”1
1 Moussa et al., ACC 97: 707-6. Data did not include DES.
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39 years RTA patient with sudden chest pain and VT in ER
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IVUS: Dissection
FL
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Take Home Messages
• How to determine lesion length morphology• How to identify dissections• Determining appropriate stent placement• Determining lesion size• Understanding the shortfalls of angiography
Thank You