Advanced fully integrated radiofrequency/optical-coherence-tomography irrigated catheter for atrial fibrillation ablation
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Journal of Biophotonics
Publisher
Wiley
School
Electron Science Research Institute
RAS ID
36868
Funders
Australian Research Council
Edith Cowan University
Lazcath Pty
Abstract
© 2020 Wiley-VCH GmbH The inability of current catheter ablation procedures to accurately monitor lesion formation limits their safety and efficacy. An advanced fully integrated radiofrequency (RF)/optical coherence tomography (OCT) ablation catheter is developed, which enables real-time monitoring during ablation. An OCT fiber array is especially designed, developed and integrated into an off-the-shelf irrigated RF ablation catheter. In-vitro experimental studies performed on poultry and ovine hearts demonstrate the ability of the integrated RF/OCT system to provide information on the quality and orientation of catheter/wall contact. Experimental results show that adipose tissue can be accurately identified from normal myocardial tissue with 94% accuracy and lesion formation is monitored with an overall accuracy of 93%. The ability to predict pop events is also demonstrated, with an accuracy of 86%.
DOI
10.1002/jbio.202000243
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Tiporlini, V., Ahderom, S., Pratten, P., & Alameh, K. (2021). Advanced fully integrated radiofrequency/optical‐coherence‐tomography irrigated catheter for atrial fibrillation ablation. Journal of Biophotonics, 14(2), article e202000243. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbio.202000243