Feasibility of near real-time lesion assessment during radiofrequency catheter ablation in humans using acoustic radiation force impulse imaging

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1275-1283

  Bahnson, Tristram D ^a,b   Eyerly, Stephanie A ^c   Hollender, Peter J ^c   Doherty, Joshua R ^c   Kim, Young Joong ^c   Trahey, Gregg E ^a,c   Wolf, Patrick D ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

acoustic radiation force impulse imaging; atrial fibrillation; atrial flutter; electroanatomical mapping; intracardiac echocardiography; lesion assessment; transcatheter radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE IMAGING; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ULTRASOUND SCANNER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84926421687     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12514     Document Type: Article

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