Modern Electrophysiology Mapping Techniques

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 21, Issue 6-7, 2012, Pages 364-375

  Sy, Raymond W ^a   Thiagalingam, Aravinda ^b   Stiles, Martin K ^c  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Electroanatomical mapping; Electrophysiology

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION MAPPING; ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTACT ELECTROANATOMICAL MAPPING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROANATOMICAL MAPPING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NON CONTACT ELECTROANATOMICAL MAPPING; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; PROPAGATION MAPPING; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VOLTAGE MAPPING;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; HUMANS;

EID: 84862164720     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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