Title :
Real time virtual imaging of the heart´s electrical activity: mapping and RF catheter ablation of non-sustained atrial tachycardia using the EnSite 3000TM non-contact mapping technology
Author :
Hindricks, G. ; Beatty, G. ; Hugl, B. ; Krauß, B. ; Elsner, Ch ; Kottkamp, H.
Author_Institution :
Heart Center Leipzig, Germany
Abstract :
The currently available technology for the diagnosis of arrhythmias is capable of diagnosing only stable, patient tolerated arrhythmias: single-beat electrophysiologic imaging of the heart´s electrical activity is not possible with currently available technology. For some sort of arrythmias (e.g., non-sustained atrial tachycardia) a system capable to do so seems to be of high value
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biomedical imaging; electrocardiography; patient treatment; virtual reality; EnSite 3000TM noncontact mapping technology; RF catheter ablation; arrhythmias diagnosis; heart´s electrical activity; medical instrumentation; nonsustained atrial tachycardia; real time virtual imaging; stable patient tolerated arrhythmias; Catheters; Electrodes; Electrophysiology; Geometry; Heart; Image reconstruction; Radio frequency; Rhythm; Surface reconstruction; Veins;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Cardiology 2000
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6557-7
DOI :
10.1109/CIC.2000.898463
