Intravascular Ultrasound

**Semantic type:** Health Care Activity

**Definition:** A method for assessing vessel wall morphology and other associated blood vessel properties by cannulating a miniature ultrasound transducer-mounted catheter into an artery.

**Synonyms:** - INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND - IVUS - IVUS - IVUS - Intravascular Transducer Ultrasound - Intravascular Transducer Ultrasound