Design and evaluation of a transesophageal HIFU probe for ultrasound-guided cardiac ablation : simulation of a HIFU mini-maze procedure and preliminary ex vivo trials
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent cardiac arrhythmia. Left atrial catheter ablation is currently performed to treat this disease. Several energy sources are used, such as radio-frequency or cryotherapy. The main target of this procedure is to isolate the pulmonary veins. However, signifi...
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Veröffentlicht in: | IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. - 1986. - 60(2013), 9 vom: 28. Sept., Seite 1868-83
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1. Verfasser: |
Constanciel, Elodie
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Weitere Verfasser: |
N'Djin, W Apoutou,
Bessière, Francis,
Chavrier, Françoise,
Grinberg, Daniel,
Vignot, Alexandre,
Chevalier, Philippe,
Chapelon, Jean Yves,
Lafon, Cyril |
Format: | Online-Aufsatz
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Sprache: | English |
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2013
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control
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Schlagworte: | Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |