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9 March 2020 Real-time fiber-bundle based multispectral imaging of cardiac tissue structure and monitoring of radiofrequency ablation therapy (Conference Presentation)
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Abstract
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) therapy is commonly used to treat cardiac arrythmias. To restore sinus rhythm, areas of myocardium that triggers abnormal electrical activity are ablated. However, patients require multiple procedures for treatment. Clinicians currently lack the intraoperative surgical tools to visualize and assess tissue during ablation. Real-time visualization of myocardial tissue and lesion formation in vivo could potentially help reduce relapses. In this work, a combined multispectral fiber bundle-RFA catheter is introduced to assess contact and directly visualize lesion formation during and after ablation.
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Soo Young Park, Rajinder Singh-Moon, and Christine P. Hendon "Real-time fiber-bundle based multispectral imaging of cardiac tissue structure and monitoring of radiofrequency ablation therapy (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 11215, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications of Light in Cardiology 2020, 112150B (9 March 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2546708
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KEYWORDS
Tissues

Radiofrequency ablation

Multispectral imaging

Structured optical fibers

Reflectivity

Optical design

Visualization

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