The evolution of tissue stiffness at radiofrequency ablation sites during lesion formation and in the peri-ablation period

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1009-1018

  Eyerly, Stephanie A ^a   Vejdani Jahromi, Maryam ^a   Dumont, Douglas M ^b   Trahey, Gregg E ^a,c   Wolf, Patrick D ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

acoustic radiation force impulse imaging; elastography; intraprocedure radiofrequency ablation lesion assessment; shear wave elasticity imaging

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE IMAGING; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELASTOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RIGIDITY; SHEAR WAVE ELASTICITY IMAGING;

EID: 84941177260     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12709     Document Type: Article

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