A thermochromic dispersive electrode can measure the underlying skin temperature and prevent burns during radiofrequency ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 781-788

  Thiagalingam, Aravinda ^a   Pouliopoulos, Jim ^a   Barry, Michael Anthony ^a   Salisbury, Elizabeth ^a   Pathmanathan, Nirmala ^a   Boyd, Anita ^a   Ross, David L ^a   Kovoor, Pramesh ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Burns (electric); Catheterization; Electrophysiology

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BURN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIATHERMY; ELECTRODE; INCIDENCE; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SHEEP; SIMULATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TECHNOLOGY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ANIMALS; BURNS; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODES; MALE; SHEEP; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 22244436257     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.40747.x     Document Type: Article

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