Visualization of the oesophagus in relation to the left atrium: An alternative concept

Europace

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-65

  Kobza, Richard ^a   Treumann, Thomas ^b   Erne, Paul ^a  

^a Division of Cardiology   (Switzerland)

^b Institute of Radiology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Left atrium; Oesophagus

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INGESTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH TUBE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CATHETER ABLATION; ESOPHAGUS; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 33846530523     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eul136     Document Type: Article

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