UCSF Intravascular Ultrasound Laboratory

INTRODUCTION
The Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Laboratory was organized within the Cardiovascular Research Institute at UCSF in 1986. The overall charter of the group is to test, re-design, and validate catheter-based ultrasound devices in the in-vitro and in-vivo settings. A primary focus of the lab is to perform human trials with IVUS and define the clinical utility of this imaging modality as it applies to interventional strategies. Additionally, use of the device as a research tool to examine coronary physiology has been pioneered here as well.