2010
Evaluation of Papillary Muscle Function Using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Mitral Valve Prolapse
Han Y, Peters DC, Kissinger KV, Goddu B, Yeon SB, Manning WJ, Nezafat R. Evaluation of Papillary Muscle Function Using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Mitral Valve Prolapse. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2010, 106: 243-248. PMID: 20599010, PMCID: PMC2929955, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.02.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitral valve prolapseValve prolapseSystolic velocityPapillary musclesCMR imagingCardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingPapillary muscle functionHealthy adult subjectsMagnetic resonance imagingCardiovascular magnetic resonance techniquesPhase-contrast CMRAbnormal tractionElectrophysiologic stabilityPM tipsVentricular systoleMuscle functionLGE-CMRPatientsUnderlying myocardiumResonance imagingAdult subjectsProlapseCMRImagingFibrosisLate 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
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