Published in Hospital Law Weekly, March 16th, 2006
Study 1: Measurement of the tricuspid isthmus by multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) may noninvasively provide important information for successful linear ablation.
Researchers in Japan report, "The sizes of the right atrium (RA), cavotricuspid isthmus, and Eustachian valve are predictors of success of radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial flutter (AFL). We examined the relationship between the sizes of cavotricuspid isthmus as measured by multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) and fluoroscopy."
"We used eight-detector MDCT to measure the tricuspid...
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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2006-03-16)
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