Imaging of pulmonary vein anatomy using low-dose prospective ECG-triggered dual-source computed tomography

European Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1851-1855

  Blanke, Philipp ^a   Baumann, Tobias ^a   Langer, Mathias ^a   Pache, Gregor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Dual source CT; Prospective ECG triggering; Pulmonary vein anatomy; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DUAL SOURCE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTOLE;

AGED; CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PULMONARY VEINS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77957967948     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-010-1744-4     Document Type: Article

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