Pulmonary vein ablation using the LocaLisa nonfluoroscopic mapping system

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 112-

  Weerasooriya, Rukshen ^a   Macle, Laurent ^a   Jais, Pierre ^a   Hocini, Meleze ^a   Haissaguerre, Michel ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 0037286795     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.02268.x     Document Type: Article

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