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Effects of low-tube voltage coronary CT angiography on plaque and pericoronary fat assessment: intraindividual comparison
ObjectivesTo investigate the effects of low tube voltage on coronary plaques and pericoronary fat assessment, and to compare their extent among...
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Left atrial volume affects the correlation of voltage map with magnetic resonance imaging
BackgroundThe low-voltage area detected by electroanatomic map** (EAM) is a surrogate marker of left atrial fibrosis. However, the correlation...
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Voltage map** of Koch’s triangle in atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia ablation
BackgroundThe identification of a “low-voltage bridge” to guide ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT) has been described as...
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Sex-related differences in left atrial substrate among patients with atrial fibrillation: evidence from high-density voltage map**
BackgroundThere is sufficient evidence that women with atrial fibrillation (AF) have a greater symptom burden than men with AF and are more likely to...
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Voltage-gated potassium channels control extended access cocaine seeking: a role for nucleus accumbens astrocytes
Dopaminergic signaling in the nucleus accumbens shell (NAc) regulates neuronal activity relevant to reward-related learning, including...
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Influence of spectral sha** and tube voltage modulation in ultralow-dose computed tomography of the abdomen
PurposeUnenhanced abdominal CT constitutes the diagnostic standard of care in suspected urolithiasis. Aiming to identify potential for radiation dose...
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Persistent atrial fibrillation without the evidence of low-voltage areas: a prospective randomized trial
BackgroundAn effective therapy of persistent atrial fibrillation beyond pulmonary vein isolation remains unsatisfactory. Targeting endocardial...
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Left atrial remodeling and voltage-guided ablation outcome in persistent atrial fibrillation patients according to CHA2DS2-VASc score
BackgroundCHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score-related differences have been reported in atrial fibrotic remodeling and prognosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) patients...
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Therapeutic efficacy of voltage-gated sodium channel inhibitors in epilepsy
Epilepsy is a neurological disease characterized by excessive and abnormal hyper-synchrony of electrical discharges of the brain and a predisposition...
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Effectiveness and safety of high-voltage pulsed radiofrequency to treat patients with primary trigeminal neuralgia: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled study
BackgroundTrigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a debilitating pain disorder that still lacks an ideal treatment option. Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF),...
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Analysis of the thickness characteristics of the left atrial posterior wall and its correlation with the low and no voltage areas of the left atrial posterior wall in patients with atrial fibrillation
ObjectiveTo analyze the relationship between the thickness of the left atrial posterior wall and the low and no voltage zones in the left atrial...
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The effect of a pre-reconstruction process in a filtered back projection reconstruction on an image quality of a low tube voltage computed tomography
This study aims to evaluate the effect of pre-reconstruction process for low tube voltage computed tomography (CT) on image quality of filtered...
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Pancreas CT assessment for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma resectability: effect of tube voltage and slice thickness on image quality and diagnostic performance
ObjectivesTo assess the resectability of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the evaluation of tumor vascular contact holds paramount...
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Conduction velocity is reduced in the posterior wall of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients with normal bipolar voltage undergoing ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
ObjectivesWe investigated characteristics of left atrial conduction in patients with HCM, paroxysmal AF and normal bipolar voltage.
Background ...
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Low tube voltage and deep-learning reconstruction for reducing radiation and contrast medium doses in thin-slice abdominal CT: a prospective clinical trial
ObjectivesTo investigate the feasibility of low-radiation dose and low iodinated contrast medium (ICM) dose protocol combining low-tube voltage and...
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The effects of mega-voltage CT scan parameters on offline adaptive radiation therapy
TomoTherapy involves image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) using Mega-voltage CT (MVCT) for each treatment session. The acquired MVCT images can be...
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Distribution of peak frequency and omnipolar voltage in electrograms across the atrial body and thoracic veins in a normal heart
BackgroundThe innovative peak frequency map** facilitates the quantification of electrogram sharpness. However, reference values for normal atrial...
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Robotic stray energy with constant-voltage versus constant-power regulating electrosurgical generators
IntroductionStray energy from surgical energy instruments can cause unintended thermal injuries. There are no published data regarding...
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Analyzing the Effect of Intraoperative Stimulation Voltage on Facial Numbness Following Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation in the Treatment of Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia
IntroductionRadiofrequency thermocoagulation (RFT) effectively alleviates idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (ITN); however, postoperative facial...
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A single-beat algorithm to discriminate farfield from nearfield bipolar voltage electrograms from the pulmonary veins
BackgroundSuperimposition of farfield (FF) and nearfield (NF) bipolar voltage electrograms (BVE) complicates the confirmation of pulmonary vein (PV)...
