Pre-ablative high-resolution MRA facilitates electrophysiologic pulmonary vein ablation and reduces fluoroscopy time in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

J. D. Collins; F. S. Pereies; D. Bello; T. Betts; A. Zachariah; R. Kaliney; G. K. Song; S. M. Shors; J. C. Carr; J. P. Finn

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Pre-ablative high-resolution MRA facilitates electrophysiologic pulmonary vein ablation and reduces fluoroscopy time in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

J. D. Collins^*, F. S. Pereies, D. Bello, T. Betts, A. Zachariah, R. Kaliney, G. K. Song, S. M. Shors, J. C. Carr, J. P. Finn

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Purpose Pulmonary MRA generates high-resolution images of the pulmonary veins (PV) and left atrium (LA), permitting characterization of complex PV anatomy, which is useful in electrophysiologic PV catheter ablation, a proven technique for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). The purpose of this study was to determine if pre-ablative pulmonary MRA with infra-ablative viewing facilitates ablation by reducing fluoroscopy time. Materials/Methods We studied the morphology of the LA and PV at 1.5 T (Magnetom Sonata, Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany) with breath-held gadolinium-enhanced 3D MRA in 7 patients with PAF undergoing PV ablation. Data was volume rendered (VR) on a stereoscopic workstation. PV ostial diameter and cross-sectional area measurements were obtained on multi-planar reformatted (MPR) images. VR datasets were converted into digital movies and were viewed on a laptop computer adjacent to real-time fluoroscopic images. Fluoroscopy times for patients undergoing pre-ablative MRA mapping were compared with a cohort of 22 consecutive patients diagnosed with PAF who underwent catheter ablation without pre-ablative MRA planning. Results Mean PV ablation fluoroscopic time with MRA planning versus fluoroscopic imaging alone were 84 ± 20 minutes and 114 ± 20 minutes respectively. Pre-ablative MRA planning resulted in a significant mean fluoroscopy time savings of 26% (p<0.05). Conclusion In patients with PAF undergoing PV ablation, analysis of MRA datasets depicting PV anatomy confirms that there is great variability in anatomy between veins. Pre-ablative 3D PV mapping by MRA greatly facilitates fluoroscopic identification of individual veins and significantly reduces fluoroscopic radiation time.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	267-269
Number of pages	3
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	5034
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.480098
State	Published - 2003
Event	Medical Imaging 2003: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Feb 18 2003 → Feb 20 2003

Keywords

3D MRA
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Pulmonary MRA
RF ablation

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Collins, J. D., Pereies, F. S., Bello, D., Betts, T., Zachariah, A., Kaliney, R., Song, G. K., Shors, S. M., Carr, J. C., & Finn, J. P. (2003). Pre-ablative high-resolution MRA facilitates electrophysiologic pulmonary vein ablation and reduces fluoroscopy time in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 5034, 267-269. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.480098

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Collins, JD, Pereies, FS, Bello, D, Betts, T, Zachariah, A, Kaliney, R, Song, GK, Shors, SM, Carr, JC & Finn, JP 2003, 'Pre-ablative high-resolution MRA facilitates electrophysiologic pulmonary vein ablation and reduces fluoroscopy time in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation', Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 5034, pp. 267-269. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.480098

Pre-ablative high-resolution MRA facilitates electrophysiologic pulmonary vein ablation and reduces fluoroscopy time in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. / Collins, J. D.; Pereies, F. S.; Bello, D. et al.
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