Biplane three-dimensional augmented fluoroscopy as single navigation tool for ablation of atrial fibrillation: Accuracy and clinical value

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 957-964

  Ector, Joris ^a   De Buck, Stijn ^b   Huybrechts, Wim ^a   Nuyens, Dieter ^a   Dymarkowski, Steven ^a   Bogaert, Jan ^a   Maes, Frederik ^b   Heidbüchel, Hein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Katholieke Universiteit Leuven   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Computed tomography; Fluoroscopy; Image integration

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; REGISTRATION; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT DURATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 46349100913     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.03.024     Document Type: Article

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