Surgical Techniques
Navigation System Allows Less Radiation During Catheter Interventions
By way of magnetic targeting, new navigation technology locates the catheter during cardiac interventions and projects its precise position in real time on a previously acquired fluoroscopy image of the patient. More...17 Aug 2011

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