DocumentCode
2231966
Title
The feasibility of using ultrasound for cardiac ablation
Author
Zimmer, J.E. ; Hynynen, Kullervo ; Marcus, F. ; He, D.S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Radiat. Oncology, Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ
fYear
1993
fDate
31 Oct-3 Nov 1993
Firstpage
1203
Abstract
The feasibility of using ultrasound to induce cardiac muscle necrosis for the treatment of arrhythmias was investigated. Both computer simulations and in vitro and in vivo experiments showed that deep tissue necrosis can be generated using small ultrasound transducers on a 7F catheter
Keywords
biomedical ultrasonics; cardiology; muscle; radiation therapy; ultrasonic effects; 7F catheter; arrhythmias; cardiac ablation; cardiac muscle necrosis; computer simulations; deep tissue necrosis; therapeutic ultrasound; ultrasound transducers; Cardiac tissue; Catheters; Computer simulation; Equations; In vitro; In vivo; Muscles; Temperature; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic transducers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Ultrasonics Symposium, 1993. Proceedings., IEEE 1993
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2012-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ULTSYM.1993.339617
Filename
339617
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