Intra-procedural techniques: Fluoroscopy and angiography

Cardiac Imaging in Electrophysiology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 105-131

  Jais P ^a   Wright, Matthew ^b   Knecht, Sébastien ^c  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopy. Rotational angiography. Radiation. Angiography. Cardiac fluoroscopy. Cardiac angiography

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLUORESCENT SCREENS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; X RAY APPARATUS; X RAYS;

CARDIAC ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE; FLUOROSCOPIC IMAGING; INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES; NUMBER OF FACTORS; REAL-TIME INFORMATION; REALTIME IMAGING; RECORDING SYSTEMS;

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

EID: 84908207967     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84882-486-7_8     Document Type: Chapter

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