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Non-fluoroscopic Catheter Tracking for Fluoroscopy Reduction in Interventional Electrophysiology

DOI: 10.3791/52606-v
What you'll learn
  • ✓ Implement non-fluoroscopic catheter tracking to reduce radiation exposure
  • ✓ Perform ablation procedures using novel visualization systems
  • ✓ Quantify fluoroscopy time and dosage reduction in interventional electrophysiology
Protocol

Biopharma Insights Radiation exposure is an underestimated risk in complex ablation procedures. Here, we describe a protocol to significantly decrease fluoroscopy time and dosage for both the patient and the lab staff by using a novel non-fluoroscopic catheter visualization system.

Difficulty
advanced
Total time
~2–4 hours per procedure (varies by case complexity)

Steps

1
Perform ablation procedure with non-fluoroscopic tracking

Execute cardiac ablation using a novel non-fluoroscopic catheter visualization system to treat arrhythmias while minimizing radiation exposure to patient and staff.

▶ 01:30
2
Visualize catheter position and arrhythmia treatment outcomes

Document and analyze representative non-fluoroscopic catheter visualization during arrhythmia treatment to demonstrate system efficacy and imaging quality.

▶ 09:03
3
Summarize radiation reduction and clinical implications

Conclude findings regarding fluoroscopy time reduction, dosage savings, and applicability of non-fluoroscopic tracking in interventional electrophysiology practice.

▶ 10:25
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