Fusion of imaging technologies: How, when, and for whom?

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 195-203

  Govil, Ashul ^a   Calkins, Hugh ^b   Spragg, David D ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Fusion; Image integration; Imaging technologies; Mapping

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84855591996     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-011-9616-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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