Integration of cardiac imaging and electrophysiology during catheter ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Burke, Martin C ^a   Roberts, Michael J D ^a   Knight, Bradley P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Computed tomography; Electrophysiology; Infrared; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mapping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HEART TAMPONADE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; RISK REDUCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749042111     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2006.05.032     Document Type: Article

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