Determination of Lesion Size by Ultrasound during Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation;Bestimmung der Läsionsgröße mit Ultraschall wöhrend einer Hochfrequenz-Katheterablation

Biomedizinische Technik

Volumn 48, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 197-201

  Awad, S ^a   Eick, O ^a  

^a MEDTRONIC BAKKEN RESEARCH CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

lesion size; Radiofrequency ablation; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; THERMAL EFFECTS; TISSUE; ULTRASONICS;

LESION SIZE;

CATHETER TIP SENSORS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTACT FORCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FORCE; HEART INJURY; HEART INJURY SIZE; IMAGE QUALITY; NONHUMAN; SWINE; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLES; LINEAR MODELS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0041764967     PISSN: 00135585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bmte.2003.48.7-8.197     Document Type: Article

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