Patient-Specific Heart Mapping Sensors
November 6, 2018 | Terry Sharrer
To treat atrial fibrillation, interventional cardiologists need to know where aberrant electrical signals are coming from. For determining that, Stanford University researchers have developed a customized (for individuals) printed mapping catheter that is affixed to the heart. According to this piece: “They’re using CT and MRI scans as the guides to 3D print the silicone membranes into which the electrical leads are placed through an array of holes. “We can map in perfect detail this rectangular grid of information and not have to worry about missing signals, poor contact or things like that, which otherwise might throw out errors. . . .” MORE
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