Comparing IVUS and OCT – competitors, or complementary? - Prof Carlo Di Mario

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Professor Carlo Di Mario summarises the differences between IVUS and OCT. He highlights the advantages and disadvantages of both techniques and where and when each imaging modality is most useful.

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Overview
Welcome and introductions - Dr Andrew Sharp
What is IVUS? What evidence is there for clinical benefit? - Dr Bruce Samuels
Case examples that show how IVUS changes outcomes – ST/LMS/ISR/FMJ - Prof Carlo Di Mario
Normal anatomy and vessel landmarks - Dr Robert Gerber
Making measurements - Dr Ricardo Petraco
Common abnormalities: Calcium, Dissection, Thrombus - Dr Andrew Sharp
Live case transmission from Hammersmith Hospital – Syncvision case
Getting the most out of our Advances in Intravascular Imaging Courses: online-resources, and certification - Juliet Nilsson
Learning core IVUS skills – three cases illustrating the most important things a new IVUS user must be able to recognise - Prof Javier Escaned
How to choose and optimize your stent using IVUS – three examples of tailoring IVUS results to the vessel characteristics - Dr Akiko Maehara
Stent failures 1 – Identifying causes of stent thrombosis - Prof Bon Kwon-Koo
How I use IVUS in CTO procedures - Prof Gerald Werner
Cases where IVUS was the difference between success and failure - Prof Amir Lerman
How calcification affects PCI and how IVUS can help us - Dr Peter O'Kane
What is the main IVUS abnormality seen in these cases? Five short cases for review. - Dr Akiko Maehara
The practical aspects of running an IVUS programme – training, equipment and procedure volumes - Dr Nieves Gonzalo
Live case transmission from Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Left main PCI – why use IVUS and how do we use the images and measurements provided? - Dr Nieves Gonzalo
When to use physiology and when to use imaging – case examples where one beats the other. - Prof Bon Kwon-Koo
Comparing IVUS and OCT – competitors, or complementary? - Prof Carlo Di Mario
Stent failures 2 – Identifying causes of restenosis - Dr Peter O'Kane
Intravascular imaging during procedures on sick patients – showboating, or potential saviour? - Dr Robert Gerber
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