New image processing and noise reduction technology allows reduction of radiation exposure in complex electrophysiologic interventions while maintaining optimal image quality: A randomized clinical trial

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1678-1682

  Dekker, Lukas R C ^a   Van Der Voort, Pepijn H ^a   Simmers, Timothy A ^a   Verbeek, Xander A A M ^b   Bullens, Roland W M ^b   Veer, Marcel Van'T ^a   Brands, Peter J M ^a   Meijer, Albert ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Dose reduction; Imaging; Pulmonary vein isolation; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE REDUCTION; PARALLEL DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE REDUCTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY;

ABLATION; AF; AIR KERMA; AK; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BMI; BODY MASS INDEX; DAP; DOSE AREA PRODUCT; DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTRONIC POCKET DOSIMETER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC; EP; EPD; IMAGING; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; PVI; RADIATION DOSE; VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; VT;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION INJURIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84887018430     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.08.018     Document Type: Article

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