2010
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Quantification of Late Gadolinium Enhancement with Contrast-enhanced Cardiovascular MR Imaging
Harrigan CJ, Peters DC, Gibson CM, Maron BJ, Manning WJ, Maron MS, Appelbaum E. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Quantification of Late Gadolinium Enhancement with Contrast-enhanced Cardiovascular MR Imaging. Radiology 2010, 258: 128-33. PMID: 21045187, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.10090526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate gadolinium enhancementHypertrophic cardiomyopathyGadolinium enhancementExtent of LGEMean signal intensityCardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingLGE cardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingNormal remote myocardiumVisual assessmentMagnetic resonance imagingInternal Review BoardStudy patientsMean ageBland-Altman analysisLarge cohortRemote myocardiumBody weightMore weeksPatientsSignal intensityResonance imagingGadopentetate dimeglumineMore SDsMR imagingReview board
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