BACKGROUND: Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of the left atrium (LA) can be performed using real-time intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) to facilitate image integration during atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. Current users of this technology generally image the LA indirectly from the right atrium (RA). OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility and accuracy of image integration with placement of the ICE catheter directly in the LA to visualize the LA. METHODS: Thirty consecutive patients undergoing an AF ablation with the CARTO-Sound system were enrolled. A 10-Fr phased-array ICE catheter was used to obtain two-dimensional echocardiographic images of the LA; in 15 patients the ICE probe was placed in the LA, and in 15 patients it was placed only in the RA. Sequential images were obtained and merged with a preacquired computed tomography/magnetic resonance image. The accuracy of image integration was assessed by the value of the average image integration error after surface registration. RESULTS: Thirty patients (60% paroxysmal AF, LA size = 42 +/- 7 mm, ejection fraction = 62% +/- 10%) were studied. There was no difference in the time required to create the LA anatomic map and perform image integration with imaging from the LA versus the RA (22 +/- 22 vs. 24 +/- 16 minutes; P = .8). The number of ultrasound contours obtained was also similar (LA = 26 +/- 17 vs. RA = 24 +/- 16; P = .7). The average integration error was less with direct LA imaging (LA = 1.83 +/- 0.32 vs. RA = 2.52 +/- 0.58 mm; P = .0004). CONCLUSION: Direct LA imaging with ICE is feasible and results in improved LA visualization and image integration.
BACKGROUND: Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of the left atrium (LA) can be performed using real-time intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) to facilitate image integration during atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. Current users of this technology generally image the LA indirectly from the right atrium (RA). OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility and accuracy of image integration with placement of the ICE catheter directly in the LA to visualize the LA. METHODS: Thirty consecutive patients undergoing an AF ablation with the CARTO-Sound system were enrolled. A 10-Fr phased-array ICE catheter was used to obtain two-dimensional echocardiographic images of the LA; in 15 patients the ICE probe was placed in the LA, and in 15 patients it was placed only in the RA. Sequential images were obtained and merged with a preacquired computed tomography/magnetic resonance image. The accuracy of image integration was assessed by the value of the average image integration error after surface registration. RESULTS: Thirty patients (60% paroxysmal AF, LA size = 42 +/- 7 mm, ejection fraction = 62% +/- 10%) were studied. There was no difference in the time required to create the LA anatomic map and perform image integration with imaging from the LA versus the RA (22 +/- 22 vs. 24 +/- 16 minutes; P = .8). The number of ultrasound contours obtained was also similar (LA = 26 +/- 17 vs. RA = 24 +/- 16; P = .7). The average integration error was less with direct LA imaging (LA = 1.83 +/- 0.32 vs. RA = 2.52 +/- 0.58 mm; P = .0004). CONCLUSION: Direct LA imaging with ICE is feasible and results in improved LA visualization and image integration.
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