2013
Relationship of Ostial Pulmonary Vein Scar with Reduction in Pulmonary Vein Size after Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: An Observational Cohort Study.
Hauser TH, Peters DC, Wylie MV, Lau C, Josephson ME, Manning WJ. Relationship of Ostial Pulmonary Vein Scar with Reduction in Pulmonary Vein Size after Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: An Observational Cohort Study. Journal Of Atrial Fibrillation And Electrophysiology 2013, 5: 788. PMID: 28496832, PMCID: PMC5153178, DOI: 10.4022/jafib.788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPulmonary veinsCardiovascular magnetic resonanceRF ablationAtrial fibrillationPV diameterCross-sectional areaLate gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonanceEnhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonancePulmonary vein sizeObservational cohort studyTreatment of AFRadiofrequency ablation proceduresAF ablationCohort studyPV ostiaHighest quartileStudy cohortConsecutive subjectsRadiofrequency ablationLeft atriumAblation proceduresVein sizeLGE scarGreater reductionScar volume
2012
Respiratory bellows‐gated late gadolinium enhancement of the left atrium
Peters DC, Shaw JL, Knowles BR, Moghari MH, Manning WJ. Respiratory bellows‐gated late gadolinium enhancement of the left atrium. Journal Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2012, 38: 1210-1214. PMID: 23197465, PMCID: PMC3812253, DOI: 10.1002/jmri.23954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight inferior pulmonary veinLate gadolinium enhancementRight superior PVAtrial fibrillationGadolinium enhancementRespiratory compensationScar presenceInferior pulmonary veinNav gatingPresence of scarAtrial imagingSuperior PVBlinded gradingPulmonary veinsLeft atriumTrue scarsPatientsQuadrantScarImproved assessmentFibrillationAtrium
2010
Noncontrast SSFP pulmonary vein magnetic resonance angiography: Impact of off‐resonance and flow
Hu P, Stoeck CT, Smink J, Peters DC, Ngo L, Goddu B, Kissinger KV, Goepfert LA, Chan J, Hauser TH, Rofsky NM, Manning WJ, Nezafat R. Noncontrast SSFP pulmonary vein magnetic resonance angiography: Impact of off‐resonance and flow. Journal Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2010, 32: 1255-1261. PMID: 21031533, PMCID: PMC2975425, DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance angiographyPulmonary veinsHealthy subjectsResonance angiographyAtrial fibrillation patientsSuperior pulmonary veinBlood flow velocityHealthy adult subjectsSignal voidVoid artifactsFibrillation patientsAF patientsPV bloodPV flowLeft atriumBlood flowAdult subjectsTrigger delaySignal void artifactsPatientsAngiographySubjectsCauseSSFP sequencePulmonaryPulmonary vein and left atrial changes during the cardiac cycle, pre and post pulmonary vein isolation
Peters D, Goldman A, Goddu B, Kissinger K, Manning W, Hauser T, Taclas J. Pulmonary vein and left atrial changes during the cardiac cycle, pre and post pulmonary vein isolation. Journal Of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2010, 12: p142. DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-12-s1-p142.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation Correlates With the Extent of Post-Procedural Late Gadolinium Enhancement A Pilot Study
Peters DC, Wylie JV, Hauser TH, Nezafat R, Han Y, Woo JJ, Taclas J, Kissinger KV, Goddu B, Josephson ME, Manning WJ. Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation Correlates With the Extent of Post-Procedural Late Gadolinium Enhancement A Pilot Study. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2009, 2: 308-316. PMID: 19356576, PMCID: PMC2703450, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.10.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAtrial FibrillationCatheter AblationCicatrixContrast MediaFemaleGadolinium DTPAHeart AtriaHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalKaplan-Meier EstimateMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsPulmonary VeinsRecurrenceRisk AssessmentTime FactorsTreatment FailureConceptsRight inferior pulmonary veinCardiac magnetic resonanceLGE cardiac magnetic resonanceRF ablation proceduresPulmonary veinsAF recurrenceAblation proceduresPV isolationLate gadolinium enhancement (LGE) CMRAtrial fibrillation correlatesBidirectional conduction blockAtrial fibrillation patientsInferior pulmonary veinExtent of scarringRadiofrequency ablation lesionsExtent of scarA Pilot StudyFirst yearRecurrent AFThirteen patientsFibrillation patientsParoxysmal AFPV ostiaProcedural successAtrial scarring
2008
Evaluating the left atrium by magnetic resonance imaging
Hauser TH, Peters DC, Wylie JV, Manning WJ. Evaluating the left atrium by magnetic resonance imaging. EP Europace 2008, 10: iii22-iii27. PMID: 18955395, PMCID: PMC2573030, DOI: 10.1093/europace/eun223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft atriumPulmonary veinsRecurrent atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillation ablationMagnetic resonance imagingFibrillation ablationAtrial fibrillationVariant anatomyAblation therapyMagnetic resonance imaging methodResonance imagingAtriumVeinAnatomyCatheterFibrillationImaging methodTherapyPrevention
2007
Detection of Pulmonary Vein and Left Atrial Scar after Catheter Ablation with Three-dimensional Navigator-gated Delayed Enhancement MR Imaging: Initial Experience
Peters DC, Wylie JV, Hauser TH, Kissinger KV, Botnar RM, Essebag V, Josephson ME, Manning WJ. Detection of Pulmonary Vein and Left Atrial Scar after Catheter Ablation with Three-dimensional Navigator-gated Delayed Enhancement MR Imaging: Initial Experience. Radiology 2007, 243: 690-5. PMID: 17517928, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2433060417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary veinsLeft atriumEnhancement MR imagingLeft inferior pulmonary veinMR imagingInferior pulmonary veinEnhancement magnetic resonance imagingLocal institutional review boardUnpaired t-testMagnetic resonance imagingInstitutional review boardIsolation therapyCatheter ablationAtrial fibrillationRadiofrequency ablationInteratrial septumAtrial wallEnhancement patternPatientsInitial experienceAtrial scarResonance imagingRF ablationMR imaging methodsInformed consent
2005
Pulmonary vein imaging: comparison of 3D magnetic resonance angiography with 2D cine MRI for characterizing anatomy and size.
Syed MA, Peters DC, Rashid H, Arai AE. Pulmonary vein imaging: comparison of 3D magnetic resonance angiography with 2D cine MRI for characterizing anatomy and size. Journal Of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2005, 7: 355-60. PMID: 15881514, DOI: 10.1081/jcmr-200053458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary vein ostial diametersMagnetic resonance angiographyPulmonary veinsCine CMROstial diameterNormal volunteersResonance angiographyAtrial fibrillation ablation proceduresAtrial fibrillation patientsPulmonary vein diameterCardiac magnetic resonanceCine cardiac magnetic resonanceThree-dimensional magnetic resonance angiographyContrast-enhanced 3D MRAFibrillation patientsAtrial fibrillationVein diameterAblation proceduresAnatomical depictionPatientsT scannerAngiographyCine MRICMRVein