Remote magnetic navigation of catheters is a technique used to perform radiofrequency ablation of heart tissue in order to treat cardiac arrhythmias. The flexible magnetic catheters used in this context are in some cases not sufficiently dexterous to navigate the complex and patient- specific anatomy of the heart. To overcome such limitations, this paper proposes …
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Posted on: November 26, 2018