Optimization of imaging before pulmonary vein isolation by radiofrequency ablation: Breath-held ungated versus ECG/breath-gated MRA

European Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2879-2884

  Allgayer, C ^a   Zellweger, M J ^a   Sticherling, C ^a   Haller, S ^a   Weber, O ^a   Buser, P T ^a   Bremerich, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Left atrial catheter ablation; Magnetic resonance angiography; Pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFACTS; CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56349170665     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-008-1070-2     Document Type: Article

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