Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice, with increasing incidence globally. RF ablation is a common treatment for AF, attempting to interrupt aberrant electrical patterns. The success rate of this procedure is suboptimal (∼60%), with a substantial amount of patients needing reintervention [1]. Providing the surgeon with real time feedback on lesion formation could increase the efficacy of this procedure [2]. We consider visible contrast in the lesion and routine intracardiac echography (ICE) guidance, to put forward photoacoustic/ultrasound imaging (PAUS) as a means to visualize the lesion. The objective of this study is to identify the optimum illumination wavelengths for lesion contrast and imaging depth [3].
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2017 |
Publisher | IEEE |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781538633830 |
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Publication status | Published - 31 Oct 2017 |
Event | 2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium - Washington, DC, United States Duration: 6 Sept 2017 → 9 Sept 2017 http://ewh.ieee.org/conf/ius/2017/ |
Conference
Conference | 2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium |
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Abbreviated title | IUS 2017 |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Washington, DC |
Period | 6/09/17 → 9/09/17 |
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