P302An augmented reality approach to guide epicardial access during cardiac ablation procedures

Minimizing Radiation—Why Aren’t We Down to Zero?

“…Even more recently, an AR approach to guide epicardial needle puncture by projecting the patient-specific 3D anatomy onto the procedural environment was proposed and is due to undergo testing. 17 As we see the growth and evolution of these technologies, such developments will not only raise new challenges but will also bring about a new generation of change to the EP world. VR and AR may represent the advance that finally pushes fluoroscopy out the door.…”