?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=3D%2F2D+Registration+of+Mapping+Catheter+Images+for+Arrhythmia+Interventional+Assistance&rft.creator=Fallavollita%2C+Pascal+&rft.subject=Machine+Learning&rft.description=Radiofrequency+(RF)+catheter+ablation+has+transformed+treatment+for+tachyarrhythmias+and+has+become+first-line+therapy+for+some+tachycardias.+The+precise+localization+of+the+arrhythmogenic+site+and+the+positioning+of+the+RF+catheter+over+that+site+are+problematic%3A+they+can+impair+the+efficiency+of+the+procedure+and+are+time+consuming+(several+hours).+Electroanatomic+mapping+technologies+are+available+that+enable+the+display+of+the+cardiac+chambers+and+the+relative+position+of+ablation+lesions.+However%2C+these+are+expensive+and+use+custom-made+catheters.+The+proposed+methodology+makes+use+of+standard+catheters+and+inexpensive+technology+in+order+to+create+a+3D+volume+of+the+heart+chamber+affected+by+the+arrhythmia.+Further%2C+we+propose+a+novel+method+that+uses+a+priori+3D+information+of+the+mapping+catheter+in+order+to+estimate+the+3D+locations+of+multiple+electrodes+across+single+view+C-arm+images.+The+monoplane+algorithm+is+tested+for+feasibility+on+computer+simulations+and+initial+canine+data.&rft.publisher=International+Journal+of+Computer+Science+Issues%2C+IJCSI&rft.date=2009-09&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6712%2F1%2F4-2-10-19.pdf&rft.identifier=++Fallavollita%2C+Pascal+++(2009)+3D%2F2D+Registration+of+Mapping+Catheter+Images+for+Arrhythmia+Interventional+Assistance.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6712%2F