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Performance of Different Atrial Conduction Velocity Estimation Algorithms Improves with Knowledge about the Depolarization Pattern

Nagel, C. 1; Pilia, N. 1; Unger, L. 1; Dössel, O. 1
1 Institut für Biomedizinische Technik (IBT), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

Quantifying the atrial conduction velocity (CV) reveals important information for targeting critical arrhythmia sites that initiate and sustain abnormal electrical pathways, e.g. during atrial flutter. The knowledge about the local CV distribution on the atrial surface thus enhances clinical catheter ablation procedures by localizing pathological propagation paths to be eliminated during the intervention. Several algorithms have been proposed for estimating the CV. All of them are solely based on the local activation times calculated from electroanatomical mapping data. They deliver false values for the CV if applied to regions near scars or wave collisions. We propose an extension to all approaches by including a distinct preprocessing step. Thereby, we first identify scars and wave front collisions and provide this information for the CV estimation algorithm. In addition, we provide reliable CV values even in the presence of noise. We compared the performance of the Triangulation, the Polynomial Fit and the Radial Basis Functions approach with and without the inclusion of the aforementioned preprocessing step. The evaluation was based on different activation patterns simulated on a 2D synthetic triangular mesh with different levels of noise added. ... mehr


Verlagsausgabe §
DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000098759
Veröffentlicht am 09.10.2019
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.1515/cdbme-2019-0026
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Zitationen: 4
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Zitationen: 5
Cover der Publikation
Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Biomedizinische Technik (IBT)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2019
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 2364-5504
KITopen-ID: 1000098759
Erschienen in Current directions in biomedical engineering
Verlag De Gruyter
Band 5
Heft 1
Seiten 101-104
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 18.09.2019
Schlagwörter atrial conduction velocity, local activation time processing, atrial flutter
Nachgewiesen in Dimensions
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