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3D Mapping and Reduction in Radiation Exposure

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The field of cardiac electrophysiology has evolved dramatically in the last decades. Catheter ablation is now the standard of care for the treatment of several arrhythmias and the development of technology allows for more and more complex procedures to be realized.

3D mapping is used during many EP procedures for anatomic reconstruction, navigation, activation mapping (integration of the timing of recorded electrograms), and voltage mapping (integration of the amplitude of local signal). Systems used today have evolved to allow precision in localization of catheters and anatomical landmark, reliability and stability of the virtual anatomy, integration of different imaging modalities, and multiple features to facilitate mapping and ablation. This chapter mainly focuses on the reduction in fluoroscopy that can be achieved using 3D mapping systems.

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    Isabelle Nault

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  1. Department of Cardiac, Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, The University of Padua, Padua, Italy

    Riccardo Proietti

  2. Huazhong University of Science and Technology Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Wuhan, China

    Yan Wang

  3. Peking Union Medical College Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Beijing, China

    Yan Yao

  4. The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University , Nanning, China

    Guo Qiang Zhong

  5. Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

    Shu Lin Wu

  6. Université de Sherbrooke , Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

    Félix Ayala-Paredes

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Nault, I. (2019). 3D Mapping and Reduction in Radiation Exposure. In: Proietti, R., Wang, Y., Yao, Y., Zhong, G., Lin Wu, S., Ayala-Paredes, F. (eds) Cardiac Electrophysiology Without Fluoroscopy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16992-3_4

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