Principles of intracardiac echocardiography.
The development of newer electrophysiological mapping and ablation procedures for the treatment of complex arrhythmias has led to the advent of a new application of echocardiography. The introduction of intracardiac echocardiography to the electrophysiology laboratory has created a marriage between imaging and intervention that is generating new insights for the echocardiographer and added safety for the electrophysiologist. This review will discuss the history, principles, approaches, and potential future applications of intracardiac echocardiography.
Nanda
Navin C
NC
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35249, USA. nanda@uab.edu
Miller
Andrew P
AP
D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging