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Open Access
01-12-2015 | Poster presentation
Correlation of scar localization between cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and electro-anatomic mapping at electrophysiology study in patients with cardiac rhythm management devices
Authors:
Rajeev R Fernando, Nisreen F Ali, Lara Bakhos, Jeffrey R Winterfield, David Wilber, Osamah Abdallah, Mark Rabbat, Mushabbar A Syed
Published in:
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
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Special Issue 1/2015
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Excerpt
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) can accurately delineate myocardial scar for substrate guided ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation. Susceptibility artifact from cardiac rhythm management device (CRMD) generator and leads can significantly affect image quality limiting the evaluation of myocardial scar and foci of VT. We conducted a retrospective study to correlate scars from CMR to the voltage mapping obtained at electrophysiology study (EPS). …