What are the benefits vs risks?
Intravascular ultrasound has many benefits including:
- showing the presence and amount of plaque in arteries
- measuring the degree to which the vessel has become narrowed from plaque
- providing information about what the plaque is made of
- detection of restenosis
- more accurate stent placement and reduced incidence of stent thrombosis
- no exposure to ionizing radiation
- Any procedure that involves placement of a catheter inside a blood vessel carries certain risk. These risks include damage of the blood vessels, bruising or bleeding at the puncture site and infection. However precaution is taken to mitigate these risks
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