Applications of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in percutaneous ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-57

  Chyou, Janice Y ^a   Biviano, Angelo ^b   Magno, Pedro ^b   Garan, Hasan ^b   Einstein, Andrew J ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Angiography; Arrhythmia; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ATRIOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LUNG VEIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STENOSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70349336778     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-009-9404-9     Document Type: Review

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