Articles

Computed tomography - fluoroscopy overlay valuation during catheter ablation of left atrial arrhythmia

Sebastien Knecht, Hicham Skali, Mark D. O'Neill, Matthew Wright, Seiichiro Matsuo, Ghulam Muqtada Chaudhry, Charles I. Haffajee, Isabelle Naul, Geert H.M. Gijsbers, Frederic Sacher, Francois Laurent, Michel Montaudon, Olivier Corneloup, Me‘Le’Ze Hocini, Michel Haissaguerre, Michael V. Orlov, And Pierre Jais

The EP navigator enabled accurate live integration of CT images and real-time fluoroscopy. Registration utilizing catheter placement or heart contours was stable and reliable.

Europace May 2008

Biplane 3-dimensional augmented fluoroscopy as a single navigation tool for ablation of atrial fibrillation: accuracy and clinical value

Joris Ector, Stijn De Buck, Wim Huybrechts, Dieter Nuyens, Steven Dymarkowski, Jan Bogaert, Frederik Maes, Hein Heidbüchel

EP navigator can be used as a safe and accurate standalone method to guide AF ablation procedures with a substantial reduction in total patient radiation dose.

Heart Rhythm July 2008

Rapid Ventricular pacing to optimize rotational angiography in atrial fibrillation ablation

Jin-Hong Gerds-Li, Min Tang, Charalampos Kriatselis, Mathias Roser, Stephan Goetze, Dingsheng He, Eckard Fleck

3D ATG protocol using left atrial injection and rapid ventricular pacing.

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology (2009) 26:101-107

A new approach for contrast-enhanced X-ray imaging of the left atrium and pulmonary veins for atrial fibrillation ablation: rotational angiography during adenosine-induced systole

Charalampos Kriatselis, Min Tang, Mattias Roser, Eckart Fleck, Hong Gerds-Li

Intra-procedural 3D ATG is feasible and provides anatomical information of high diagnostic value for atrial fibrillation ablation.

Europace Dec 2008

Segmentation and registration of three-dimensional rotational angiogram on live fluoroscopy to guide atrial fibrillation: A new online imaging tool

Jonathan H. Li, Moti Haim, Babak Movassaghi, Jeffrey B. Mendel, G. Muqtada Chaudhry, Charles I. Haffajee, Michael V. Orlov

3D rotational atriography overlay provides valuable and accurate on 3D surface outline and endoscopic PV location with reduced radiation exposure.

Heart Rhythm 2009; 6:231-237

How to perform and interpret rotational angiography in the electrophysiology laboratory

MICHAEL ORLOV, MD
A how-to guide on using EP navigator and practical approaches to acquiring a 3D ATG image.

Heart Rhythm December 2009, Video

Three Dimensional CT Overlay in Comparison to CartoMerge for Pulmonary Vein Antrum Isolation

Jeroen Stevenhagen, MD, Pepijn H. Van Der Voort, MD, Lukas R.C. Dekker, MD., Ph.D., Roland W.M. Bullens, Ph.D., Harrie Van Den Bosch, M.D., and Albert Meijer, M.D., Ph.D.

CT overlay for PV isolation is feasible and may, in comparison to conventional LA navigation systems, shorten procedural time without increases in radiation burden.