Title :
Body surface mapping guided VT localization: user interface considerations
Author :
Linnenbank, André C. ; Peeters, Heidi A P ; SippensGroenewegen, Arne ; van Hemel, Norbert M. ; Grimbergen, Kees A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Med. Phys., Acad. Med. Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Abstract :
A user interface is presented to use multichannel ECG recordings to guide a physician during the ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT). A database of paced body surface QRS integral maps is used for a fast and accurate first approximation of the site of origin of the VT. A multichannel pace mapping procedure is then used to further enhance the accuracy until radiofrequency ablation can be performed
Keywords :
electrocardiography; medical signal processing; user interfaces; body surface mapping guided VT localization; electrodiagnostics; multichannel ECG recordings; paced body surface QRS integral maps database; physician; radiofrequency ablation; user interface considerations; ventricular tachycardia ablation; Catheterization; Catheters; Databases; Displays; Electrocardiography; Hospitals; Laboratories; Myocardium; Radio frequency; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2475-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.575090
