Intracardiac acoustic radiation force impulse imaging: A novel imaging method for intraprocedural evaluation of radiofrequency ablation lesions

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1855-1862

  Eyerly, Stephanie A ^a   Bahnson, Tristram D ^b   Koontz, Jason I ^b   Bradway, David P ^c   Dumont, Douglas M ^c   Trahey, Gregg E ^a,c   Wolf, Patrick D ^c  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ARFI imaging; Atrial fibrillation; Lesion assessment; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE IMAGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCER;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; DOGS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MYOCARDIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84867861083     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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