A novel nonfluoroscopic catheter visualization system (LocaLisa) to reduce radiation exposure during catheter ablation of supraventricular tachycardias

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 340-343

  Kirchhof, Paulus ^a   Loh, Peter ^a   Eckardt, Lars ^a   Ribbing, Michael ^a   Rolf, Sascha ^a   Eick, Olaf ^b   Wittkampf, Fred ^c   Borggrefe, Martin ^d   Breithardt, Günter ^a   Haverkamp, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b MEDTRONIC BAKKEN RESEARCH CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN ELECTRODE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION INJURIES; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 0036680046     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02481-5     Document Type: Article

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