Research Article

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

Figure 1

Example for BC deformation. (a) X-ray image of the BC in the LA during the procedure. Note the accumulation of splines at roof and mitral valve annulus. (b) Visualization of the Constellation catheter in the EnSite Velocity system. Eight splines of the basket are visualized in different colors. The CS catheter can be seen in green. (c) The atrial geometry as imported and processed in MATLAB. Blue dots mark the projected surface positions of all electrodes. Areas less than 5 mm away from the electrode surface positions are displayed in green, 5–10 mm in yellow, and 10 mm in red. Areas 10 mm were considered covered. All data are from the same patient but do not reflect the same time instance.
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