ArticleBiomedical optics express2020
Feasibility of near-infrared spectroscopy as a tool for anatomical mapping of the human epicardium.
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- Side-viewing probe for lesion depth mapping on the left ventricle epicardium with near-infrared spectroscopy.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Mapping of the Human Epicardium.Journal of biophotonics · 2025Article
- Photoacoustic imaging for characterization of radiofrequency ablated cardiac tissues.Lasers in medical science · 2023Review
- Monitoring of irrigated lesion formation with single fiber based multispectral system using machine learning.Journal of biophotonics · 2022Article
- Cardiac endocardial left atrial substrate and lesion depth mapping using near-infrared spectroscopy.Biomedical optics express · 2022Article
- Polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography monitoring of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in left atrium of living swine.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
Epicardial ablation is necessary for the treatment of ventricular tachycardias refractory to endocardial ablation due to arrhythmic substrates involving the epicardium. The human epicardium is composed of adipose tissue and coronary vasculature embedded on the surface and within the myocardium, which can complicate electroanatomical mapping, electrogram interpretation and ablation delivery. We propose using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to decipher adipose tissue from myocardial tissue within human hearts
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