Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using the Navx-/Ensite-system and a CT-/MRI-guided approach. Kettering, K., Greil, G., Fenchel, M., Kramer, U., Weig, H., Busch, M., Miller, S., Sieverding, L., Laszlo, R., & Schreieck, J. Clin Res Cardiol, 98(5):285–296, May, 2009.
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@Article{RSM:Ket2009,
  author =       "K. Kettering and G.F. Greil and M. Fenchel and U. Kramer
                 and H.J. Weig and M. Busch and S. Miller and L. Sieverding
                 and R. Laszlo and J. Schreieck",
  title =        "Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using the
                 Navx-/Ensite-system and a CT-/MRI-guided approach.",
  journal =      "Clin Res Cardiol",
  year =         "2009",
  month =        "May",
  volume =       "98",
  number =       "5",
  pages =        "285--296",
  robnote =      "A 3D
                 CT or MRI reconstruction of the left atrium can be
                 displayed in the Navx-/Ensite-system in a synchronised way
                 during the ablation procedure, thereby facilitating the
                 intervention. This study summarizes our preliminary
                 experience with different strategies of AF ablation using
                 the Navx-/Ensite-system and a CT-/MRI-guided approach.
                 RESULTS: Catheter ablation was performed using the
                 Navx-system (n = 38) or the Ensite-system (n = 3). 
		 CONCLUSIONS: The information derived
                 from 3D CT- or MRI-reconstructions facilitates AF
                 ablations performed with the Navx-/Ensite-mapping system
                 and enhances the safety of these procedures. Furthermore,
                 the availability of an additional impedance-based 3D
                 real-time visualization of the ablation catheter and the
                 circular mapping catheter placed in the pulmonary veins
                 represents a major advantage of the Navx system.",
  bibdate =      "Mon Jan 18 10:55:10 2010",
}

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