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Three‐Dimensional Computed Tomography of the Pulmonary Veins
Author(s) -
TADA HIROSHI,
ORAL HAKAN,
KNIGHT BRADLEY P.,
MORADY FRED
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.00521.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nuclear medicine , knight , center (category theory) , cardiology , physics , chemistry , astronomy , crystallography
Computed tomography can be used to create highquality three-dimensional images. An example of a con uent left pulmonary vein in a patient with idiopathic paroxysmal atrial brillation is shown in the gure. The common trunk (arrows) and individual branches (arrowheads) are clearly seen. Thus, three-dimensional computed tomography of the heart may be useful for visualizing the pulmonary veins in patients with atrial brillation undergoing catheter ablation to isolate the pulmonary veins.