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
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1993
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;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium, 1993. Proceedings., IEEE 1993
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2012-3
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.1993.339617
