TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of radiofrequency ablation lesions with gadolinium-enhanced cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging
AU - Dickfeld, Timm
AU - Kato, Ritsushi
AU - Zviman, Menekhem Muz
AU - Lai, Shenghan
AU - Meininger, Glenn
AU - Lardo, Albert C.
AU - Roguin, Ariel
AU - Bluemke, David Alan
AU - Berger, Ronald
AU - Calkins, Hugh
AU - Halperin, Henry
N1 - Funding Information:
This work has been supported by a grant of the AHA and the NHLBI (HL64795).
PY - 2006/1/17
Y1 - 2006/1/17
N2 - OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to evaluate the characteristics of gadolinium-enhanced imaging of radiofrequency ablations. BACKGROUND: Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been used successfully to evaluate tissue necrosis after myocardial infarction. In electrophysiology, radiofrequency energy is used to create a targeted myocardial necrosis for the treatment of various arrhythmias. METHODS: Using a power-controlled, cooled-tip 7-F catheter system, radiofrequency lesions (10 to 40 W for 30 s) were created on the epicardium of the right ventricle in eight mongrel dogs. After injection of 0.225 mmol/kg gadolinium, T1-weighted fast gradient echo images were obtained during a follow-up of 10 h using an intrathoracic high-resolution coil. Radiofrequency ablations were analyzed on the MR images and compared with gross anatomy and histopathology. RESULTS: Four distinct phases of signal enhancement were observed. After gadolinium injection, radiofrequency lesions were delineated clearly as contrast-free areas of low signal intensity (contrast-to-noise ratio [CNR] = -21.1 ± 19.8). Signal enhancement in the lesion periphery started 4.0 ± 1.8 min after injection and progressively extended toward the lesion center at a rate of 0.02 mm/min. Full delayed enhancement was observed after 98 ± 21 min (CNR = +17.8 ± 9.0). During the follow-up period, CNR started to decrease, but the lesions were detectable for as long as 10 h of follow-up. During the first three phases of enhancement, MRI correlated well with the pathological findings (r = 0.88, r = 0.88, and r = 0.86 [p < 0.001], respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Radiofrequency ablation can be evaluated accurately by using gadolinium-enhanced MRI, which may allow the noninvasive assessment of procedural success. The dissimilar wash-in and wash-out kinetics compared with myocardial infarction suggest a different pathophysiological process with complete loss of microvasculature.
AB - OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to evaluate the characteristics of gadolinium-enhanced imaging of radiofrequency ablations. BACKGROUND: Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been used successfully to evaluate tissue necrosis after myocardial infarction. In electrophysiology, radiofrequency energy is used to create a targeted myocardial necrosis for the treatment of various arrhythmias. METHODS: Using a power-controlled, cooled-tip 7-F catheter system, radiofrequency lesions (10 to 40 W for 30 s) were created on the epicardium of the right ventricle in eight mongrel dogs. After injection of 0.225 mmol/kg gadolinium, T1-weighted fast gradient echo images were obtained during a follow-up of 10 h using an intrathoracic high-resolution coil. Radiofrequency ablations were analyzed on the MR images and compared with gross anatomy and histopathology. RESULTS: Four distinct phases of signal enhancement were observed. After gadolinium injection, radiofrequency lesions were delineated clearly as contrast-free areas of low signal intensity (contrast-to-noise ratio [CNR] = -21.1 ± 19.8). Signal enhancement in the lesion periphery started 4.0 ± 1.8 min after injection and progressively extended toward the lesion center at a rate of 0.02 mm/min. Full delayed enhancement was observed after 98 ± 21 min (CNR = +17.8 ± 9.0). During the follow-up period, CNR started to decrease, but the lesions were detectable for as long as 10 h of follow-up. During the first three phases of enhancement, MRI correlated well with the pathological findings (r = 0.88, r = 0.88, and r = 0.86 [p < 0.001], respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Radiofrequency ablation can be evaluated accurately by using gadolinium-enhanced MRI, which may allow the noninvasive assessment of procedural success. The dissimilar wash-in and wash-out kinetics compared with myocardial infarction suggest a different pathophysiological process with complete loss of microvasculature.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.07.070
DO - 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.07.070
M3 - Article
C2 - 16412863
AN - SCOPUS:30344443403
SN - 0735-1097
VL - 47
SP - 370
EP - 378
JO - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
JF - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
IS - 2
ER -