Characterization of Gadolinium Contrast Enhancement of Radiofrequency Ablation Lesions in Predicting Edema and Chronic Lesion Size [Original Articles]
Conclusion
Microvascular obstruction region on acute late gadolinium enhancement images acquired 26.1 minutes after contrast administration can accurately predict the chronic lesion volume. We also show that T1-weighted MRI images acquired immediately after contrast injection accurately shows edema resulting from radiofrequency ablation.
Source: Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Ghafoori, E., Kholmovski, E. G., Thomas, S., Silvernagel, J., Angel, N., Hu, N., Dosdall, D. J., MacLeod, R., Ranjan, R. Tags: Catheter Ablation and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator, Animal Models of Human Disease, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Original Articles Source Type: research