Image integration using intracardiac ultrasound to guide catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1548-1555

  Singh, Sheldon M ^a   Heist, E Kevin ^a   Donaldson, David M ^a   Collins, Ryan M ^a   Chevalier, Jianping ^a   Mela, Theofanie ^a   Ruskin, Jeremy N ^a   Mansour, Moussa C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Image integration; Intracardiac echocardiogram; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 57149127845     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.08.027     Document Type: Article

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