A nonfluoroscopic approach for electrophysiology and catheter ablation procedures using a three-dimensional navigation system

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 519-525

  Tuzcu, Volkan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Electrophysiology; Mapping

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PATIENT SAFETY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INFANT; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247100690     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00702.x     Document Type: Article

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