2013
Evaluation of current algorithms for segmentation of scar tissue from late Gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance of the left atrium: an open-access grand challenge
Karim R, Housden RJ, Balasubramaniam M, Chen Z, Perry D, Uddin A, Al-Beyatti Y, Palkhi E, Acheampong P, Obom S, Hennemuth A, Lu Y, Bai W, Shi W, Gao Y, Peitgen HO, Radau P, Razavi R, Tannenbaum A, Rueckert D, Cates J, Schaeffter T, Peters D, MacLeod R, Rhode K. Evaluation of current algorithms for segmentation of scar tissue from late Gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance of the left atrium: an open-access grand challenge. Journal Of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2013, 15: 105. PMID: 24359544, PMCID: PMC3878126, DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-15-105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadio-frequency catheter ablationAtrial fibrillationTreatment of AFEnhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingLate gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonanceReference standardEnhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonanceCardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingPost-ablation imagesRegions of fibrosisAssessment of treatmentCardiovascular magnetic resonanceMagnetic resonance imagingPost-ablation imagingLA fibrosisCatheter ablationLGE CMR imagesCMR imagesLeft atriumTreatment stratificationScar tissueResonance imagingFibrosisStandardised evaluationKing's College London
2010
Late Gadolinium Enhancement of the Esophagus is Common on Cardiac MR Several Months after Pulmonary Vein Isolation: Preliminary Observations
MENG J, PETERS DC, HSING JM, CHUANG ML, CHAN J, FISH A, JOSEPHSON ME, MANNING WJ. Late Gadolinium Enhancement of the Esophagus is Common on Cardiac MR Several Months after Pulmonary Vein Isolation: Preliminary Observations. Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology 2010, 33: 661-666. PMID: 20059713, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02671.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary vein isolationCardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingAtrial fibrillationVein isolationLGE-CMRPost-pulmonary vein isolationLate gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingEnhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingFrequent imaging findingsLeft atrium cavityLate gadolinium enhancementMagnetic resonance imagingEsophageal positionImaging findingsEsophageal locationGadolinium enhancementHyperenhancementNoninvasive assessmentVertebral bodyResonance imagingClinical implicationsAblation siteLonger ablation timePatientsCardiac MR