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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Published in: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Research

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance guided ablation and intra-procedural visualization of evolving radiofrequency lesions in the left ventricle

Authors: Philippa R. P. Krahn, Sheldon M. Singh, Venkat Ramanan, Labonny Biswas, Nicolas Yak, Kevan J. T. Anderson, Jennifer Barry, Mihaela Pop, Graham A. Wright

Published in: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

Radiofrequency (RF) ablation has become a mainstay of treatment for ventricular tachycardia, yet adequate lesion formation remains challenging. This study aims to comprehensively describe the composition and evolution of acute left ventricular (LV) lesions using native-contrast cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) during CMR-guided ablation procedures.

Methods

RF ablation was performed using an actively-tracked CMR-enabled catheter guided into the LV of 12 healthy swine to create 14 RF ablation lesions. T2 maps were acquired immediately post-ablation to visualize myocardial edema at the ablation sites and T1-weighted inversion recovery prepared balanced steady-state free precession (IR-SSFP) imaging was used to visualize the lesions. These sequences were repeated concurrently to assess the physiological response following ablation for up to approximately 3 h. Multi-contrast late enhancement (MCLE) imaging was performed to confirm the final pattern of ablation, which was then validated using gross pathology and histology.

Results

Edema at the ablation site was detected in T2 maps acquired as early as 3 min post-ablation. Acute T2-derived edematous regions consistently encompassed the T1-derived lesions, and expanded significantly throughout the 3-h period post-ablation to 1.7 ± 0.2 times their baseline volumes (mean ± SE, estimated using a linear mixed model determined from n = 13 lesions). T1-derived lesions remained approximately stable in volume throughout the same time frame, decreasing to 0.9 ± 0.1 times the baseline volume (mean ± SE, estimated using a linear mixed model, n = 9 lesions).

Conclusions

Combining native T1- and T2-based imaging showed that distinctive regions of ablation injury are reflected by these contrast mechanisms, and these regions evolve separately throughout the time period of an intervention. An integrated description of the T1-derived lesion and T2-derived edema provides a detailed picture of acute lesion composition that would be most clinically useful during an ablation case.
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Metadata
Title
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance guided ablation and intra-procedural visualization of evolving radiofrequency lesions in the left ventricle
Authors
Philippa R. P. Krahn
Sheldon M. Singh
Venkat Ramanan
Labonny Biswas
Nicolas Yak
Kevan J. T. Anderson
Jennifer Barry
Mihaela Pop
Graham A. Wright
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1532-429X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12968-018-0437-z

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