This survey highlights high adoption but significant regional variability in the use of intracoronary imaging among European and Japanese interventional cardiologists.
In a sample of predominantly experienced interventional cardiologists, there was a high rate of personal experience with IVI in clinical practice. The most commonly identified indications for IVI were optimization of stenting, procedural/strategy guidance, and guidance of left main interventions. Variability in practice patterns is substantial according to geographic region and interventional experience.
Koskinas et al. (Sun,) studied this question.