Edited by P. Lanzer and J. Rösch. 528 pp., illustrated. New York, Springer-Verlag, 1994. DM 198. ISBN 0-387-57939-7.
As diagnostic testing for vascular disease continues to evolve,the borderline between noninvasive and invasive techniques hasbecome blurred. For example, contrast angiography is clearlyan invasive procedure, and methods based on ultrasound are generallyconsidered noninvasive, but computed tomographic angiography,which relies on the use of ionizing radiation and intravenouscontrast material, might be regarded as minimally invasive.Intravascular ultrasound combines invasive catheterization techniqueswith the ability to evaluate vascular abnormalities by noninvasiveimaging. Similarly, the distinction between diagnostic and therapeuticapproaches has become less clear with recent advances in thefield of catheter-based interventional techniques. Current therapeuticoptions . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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