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Basket-Type Catheters : Diagnostic Pitfalls Caused by Deformation and Limited Coverage

Oesterlein, Tobias 1; Frisch, Daniel 1; Loewe, Axel ORCID iD icon 1; Seemann, Gunnar; Schmitt, Claus; Dössel, Olaf 1; Luik, Armin
1 Institut für Biomedizinische Technik (IBT), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract (englisch):

Whole-chamber mapping using a 64-pole basket catheter (BC) has become a featured approach for the analysis of excitation patterns during atrial fibrillation. A flexible catheter design avoids perforation but may lead to spline bunching and influence coverage. We aim to quantify the catheter deformation and endocardial coverage in clinical situations and study the effect of catheter size and electrode arrangement using an in silico basket model. Atrial coverage and spline separation were evaluated quantitatively in an ensemble of clinical measurements. A computational model of the BC was implemented including an algorithm to adapt its shape to the atrial anatomy. Two clinically relevant mapping positions in each atrium were assessed in both clinical and simulated data. The simulation environment allowed varying both BC size and electrode arrangement. Results showed that interspline distances of more than 20 mm are common, leading to a coverage of less than 50% of the left atrial (LA) surface. In an ideal in silico scenario with variable catheter designs, a maximum coverage of 65% could be reached. As spline bunching and insufficient coverage can hardly be avoided, this has to be taken into account for interpretation of excitation patterns and development of new panoramic mapping techniques.


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000064028
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.1155/2016/5340574
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Biomedizinische Technik (IBT)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2016
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 2314-6133, 2314-6141, 1110-7243, 1110-7251
urn:nbn:de:swb:90-640289
KITopen-ID: 1000064028
Erschienen in BioMed research international
Verlag Hindawi
Band 2016
Seiten Articel 5340574/1–13
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