1. Volume 7, Issue 9, Pages 1224-1230 (September 2010)
Identification of a high-risk population for esophageal injury during radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: Procedural and anatomical considerations 
Martin Martinek, MD, Christian Meyer, MD, Said Hassanein, MD, Josef Aichinger, MD, Gabor Bencsik, MD, Rainer Schoefl, MD, Gernot Boehm, MD, Hans-Joachim Nesser, MD, Helmut Purerfellner, MD 
Heart Rhythm 
Volume 7, Issue 9, Pages (September 2010)
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2. Figure 1
Endoscopic appearance of esophageal lesions. A: Necrotic ulceration. B: Erythema.
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3. Figure 2
Multislice computed tomography measurements. 1: Anteroposterior left atrial (LA) diameter. 2: Transverse LA diameter. 3: Width of the anterior esophageal wall directly in contact with the LA posterior wall. 4: Distance of the most anterior luminal aspect of the esophagus to the LA endocardium. 5: Shortest distance from LA endocardium to the thoracic spine with the esophagus situated in between. 6: Distance of the most posterior luminal aspect of the esophagus to the thoracic spine.
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