Impact of nonfluoroscopic MediGuide™ tracking system on radiation exposure in radiofrequency ablation procedures (LESS-RADS registry) - An initial experience

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 95-100

  Vallakati, Ajay ^a   Reddy, Yeruva Madhu ^a   Emert, Martin ^a   Janga, Pramod ^a   Mansour, Moussa C ^b   Heist, E Kevin ^b   Pimentel, Rhea ^a   Dendi, Raghuveer ^a   Atkins, Donita ^a   Bommana, Sudharani ^a   Mahapatra, Srijoy ^c   Heard, Michael ^c   Ruskin, Jeremy ^b   Berenbom, Loren ^a   Dawn, Buddhadeb ^a   Lakkireddy, Dhanunjaya ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c St Jude Medical   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^e KU Cardiovascular Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter visualization; MediGuide ; Radiation reduction; Three dimensional mapping system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; BODY MASS; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; MALE; NONFLUOROSCOPIC CATHETER TRACKING SYSTEM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REGISTER; SEX RATIO; TECHNOLOGY; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

AIR POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888045278     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-013-9825-3     Document Type: Article

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