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
2009
Shorter difference between myocardium and blood optimal inversion time suggests diffuse fibrosis in dilated cardiomyopathy
Han Y, Peters DC, Dokhan B, Manning WJ. Shorter difference between myocardium and blood optimal inversion time suggests diffuse fibrosis in dilated cardiomyopathy. Journal Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2009, 30: 967-972. PMID: 19856417, PMCID: PMC2862561, DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDCM patientsDiffuse fibrosisCardiovascular magnetic resonance studyLGE CMR imagesCardiomyopathy patientsHealthy controlsHealthy subjectsLGE-CMRHeart ratePatientsFibrosisOptimal inversion timeBloodMyocardiumMyocardium contrastInversion timeShort differencesBlood signalBlood SNRDCMOptimal timeLower CNR