In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of the Thermal Patterns and Lesions of Catheter Ablation with a Microwave Monopole Antenna

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-119

  Keane, David ^a,c   Ruskin, Jeremy ^a   Norris, Nancy ^b   Chapelon, Pierre Antoine ^b   Bérubé, Dany ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b AFx Inc   (United States)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Microwave ablation; Monopole antenna; Thermal patterns

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; GOAT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; GOATS; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MICROWAVES; RADIO WAVES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 1942423054     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JICE.0000019264.14661.8e     Document Type: Article

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