2014
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Scar Development Following Pulmonary Vein Isolation: A Prospective Study
Hsing J, Peters DC, Knowles BR, Manning WJ, Josephson ME. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Scar Development Following Pulmonary Vein Isolation: A Prospective Study. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e104844. PMID: 25251403, PMCID: PMC4174508, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAtrial FibrillationCardiovascular SystemCatheter AblationCicatrixContrast MediaEdemaFemaleGadolinium DTPAHumansImage EnhancementLinear ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesPulmonary VeinsRadiographyReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTime FactorsConceptsPulmonary vein isolationCardiovascular magnetic resonanceVein isolationAtrial wall thicknessLGE enhancementLGE volumeCardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingVolume of LGEAtrial fibrillation patientsPattern of edemaSubsequent scar formationLate gadolinium enhancement (LGE) imagingMagnetic resonanceAtrial wall thickeningNon-invasive assessmentMagnetic resonance imagingEdema enhancementFibrillation patientsProspective studyPost ablationEarly edemaLGE scarScar formationEdemaResonance imaging
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 sequencePulmonary
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
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