FBG sensor for contact level monitoring and prediction of perforation in cardiac ablation

Sensors

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1002-1013

  Ho, Siu Chun Michael ^a   Razavi, Mehdi ^b   Nazeri, Alireza ^b   Song, Gangbing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation catheter; Cardiac ablation; Contact monitoring; Radiofrequency ablation; Transmural perforation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ATRIUM; HEART RATE; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; MALE; MONITORING; PUNCTURE; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OPTICAL PHENOMENA; PUNCTURES; SHEEP;

EID: 84856303791     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120101002     Document Type: Article

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