Contrast-Enhanced MRA and 3D Visualization of Pulmonary Venous Anatomy to Assist Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 545-551

  Vonken, E P A ^a   Velthuis, B K ^a   Wittkampf, F H ^a   Rensing, B J ^a   Derksen, R ^a   Cramer, M J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEVICE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 0242667738     PISSN: 10976647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JCMR-120025229     Document Type: Conference Paper

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