Sufficient pulmonary vein image quality of non-enhanced multi-detector row computed tomography for pulmonary vein isolation by catheter ablation

Europace

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-59

  Yamaji, Hirosuke ^a   Hina, Kazuyoshi ^a   Kawamura, Hiroshi ^a   Murakami, Takashi ^a   Murakami, Masaaki ^a   Hirohata, Satoshi ^a   Ohmaru, Natsuki ^b   Kusachi, Shozo ^b  

^a Section of Heart Rhythm Center   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contrast medium; Creatinine; Pulmonary vein; Radiologic examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROANATOMIC INTEGRATION SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84055199258     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur284     Document Type: Article

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