Integration of merged delayed-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and multidetector computed tomography for the guidance of ventricular tachycardia ablation: A pilot study

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 419-426

  Cochet, Hubert ^a,b   Komatsu, Yuki ^a,b   Sacher, Frederic ^a,b   Jadidi, Amir Sherwan ^a,b   Scherr, Daniel ^a,b   Riffaud, Matthieu ^a   Derval, Nicolas ^a,b   Shah, Ashok ^a,b   Roten, Laurent ^a,b   Pascale, Patrizio ^a,b   Relan, Jatin ^c   Sermesant, Maxime ^c   Ayache, Nicholas ^c   Montaudon, Michel ^a,b   Laurent, François ^a,b   Hocini, Mélèze ^a,b   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a,b   Jaïs, Pierre ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INRIA   (France)

Author keywords

cardiomyopathy; catheter ablation; computed tomography; MRI; myocardial infarction; ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DELAYED ENHANCEMENT MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MYOCARDITIS; NONISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; CICATRIX; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HEART VENTRICLES; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; IOPAMIDOL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875870766     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12052     Document Type: Article

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