AIMS: Recently cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has been found feasible for the visualization of the underlying substrate for cardiac arrhythmias as well as for the visualization of cardiac catheters for diagnostic and ablation procedures. Real-time CMR-guided cavotricuspid isthmus ablation was performed in a series of six patients using a combination of active catheter tracking and catheter visualization using real-time MR imaging. METHODS AND RESULTS: Cardiac magnetic resonance utilizing a 1.5 T system was performed in patients under deep propofol sedation. A three-dimensional-whole-heart sequence with navigator technique and a fast automated segmentation algorithm was used for online segmentation of all cardiac chambers, which were thereafter displayed on a dedicated image guidance platform. In three out of six patients complete isthmus block could be achieved in the MR scanner, two of these patients did not need any additional fluoroscopy. In the first patient technical issues called for a completion of the procedure in a conventional laboratory, in another two patients the isthmus was partially blocked by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided ablation. The mean procedural time for the MR procedure was 109 ± 58 min. The intubation of the CS was performed within a mean time of 2.75 ± 2.21 min. Total fluoroscopy time for completion of the isthmus block ranged from 0 to 7.5 min. CONCLUSION: The combination of active catheter tracking and passive real-time visualization in CMR-guided electrophysiologic (EP) studies using advanced interventional hardware and software was safe and enabled efficient navigation, mapping, and ablation. These cases demonstrate significant progress in the development of MR-guided EP procedures. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved.
AIMS: Recently cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has been found feasible for the visualization of the underlying substrate for cardiac arrhythmias as well as for the visualization of cardiac catheters for diagnostic and ablation procedures. Real-time CMR-guided cavotricuspid isthmus ablation was performed in a series of six patients using a combination of active catheter tracking and catheter visualization using real-time MR imaging. METHODS AND RESULTS: Cardiac magnetic resonance utilizing a 1.5 T system was performed in patients under deep propofol sedation. A three-dimensional-whole-heart sequence with navigator technique and a fast automated segmentation algorithm was used for online segmentation of all cardiac chambers, which were thereafter displayed on a dedicated image guidance platform. In three out of six patients complete isthmus block could be achieved in the MR scanner, two of these patients did not need any additional fluoroscopy. In the first patient technical issues called for a completion of the procedure in a conventional laboratory, in another two patients the isthmus was partially blocked by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided ablation. The mean procedural time for the MR procedure was 109 ± 58 min. The intubation of the CS was performed within a mean time of 2.75 ± 2.21 min. Total fluoroscopy time for completion of the isthmus block ranged from 0 to 7.5 min. CONCLUSION: The combination of active catheter tracking and passive real-time visualization in CMR-guided electrophysiologic (EP) studies using advanced interventional hardware and software was safe and enabled efficient navigation, mapping, and ablation. These cases demonstrate significant progress in the development of MR-guided EP procedures. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved.
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