2012
Respiratory bellows‐gated late gadolinium enhancement of the left atrium
Peters DC, Shaw JL, Knowles BR, Moghari MH, Manning WJ. Respiratory bellows‐gated late gadolinium enhancement of the left atrium. Journal Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2012, 38: 1210-1214. PMID: 23197465, PMCID: PMC3812253, DOI: 10.1002/jmri.23954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight inferior pulmonary veinLate gadolinium enhancementRight superior PVAtrial fibrillationGadolinium enhancementRespiratory compensationScar presenceInferior pulmonary veinNav gatingPresence of scarAtrial imagingSuperior PVBlinded gradingPulmonary veinsLeft atriumTrue scarsPatientsQuadrantScarImproved assessmentFibrillationAtrium
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