Comparison of the temperature profile and pathological effect at unipolar, bipolar and phased radiofrequency current configurations

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 401-410

  Zheng, Xiangsheng ^a   Walcott, Gregory P ^a   Rollins, Dennis L ^a   Hall, Jeffrey A ^a   Smith, William M ^a   Kay, G Neal ^a   Ideker, Raymond E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Phased radiofrequency; Tissue heating

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODE; ENERGY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOFREQUENCY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SWINE; THIGH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035208313     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013293911459     Document Type: Article

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