Localization of a ventricular tachycardia-focus with multichannel magnetocardiography and three-dimensional current density reconstruction

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 108-115

  Muller H P ^a   Godde P ^a   Czerski, K ^a   Agrawal, R ^a   Feilcke, G ^a   Reither, K ^a   Wolf, K J ^a   Oeff, M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; CATHETERS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; TOMOGRAPHY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOMOGRAPHY; MAGNETOCARDIOGRAPHY; VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAGNETOCARDIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETICS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0033019144     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030919099294258     Document Type: Article

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