Intravascular Ultrasound is More Accurate Than Angiography in Arteriovenous Vascular Access Lesions
Geometric complexity directly contributes to modality-specific error. Angiography systematically underestimates lumen dimensions in complex, stenotic regions, while IVUS detects them with higher fidelity and preserves accuracy. These findings establish IVUS as the more reliable modality for evaluating AV access dysfunction and support its integration into routine practice in guiding intervention for AV access stenosis.
Authors
- Vijaya B. Kolachalama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5312-8644)
- Vipul C. Chitalia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6663-6058)
- Tarek A. Shazly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4561-1871)
- Mohammad Bader (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8250-8240)
- Josua A. Decker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6876-1373)
- David Jasen Wu Wong
- Alik Farber
- Najia Idrees
- S. Ganguli
- Dima BaniHani
- Saran Lotfollahzadeh
- Jeffrey J. Siracuse
- Curtis HonShideler
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- University of South Carolina (US)
- VA Boston Healthcare System (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kidney360
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.34067/kid.0000001128
- Primary Topic
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00