Determination of the spatial orientation and shape of pulmonary vein ostia by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography | Zendy

Pepijn H. van der Voort | Zendy; H. van den Bosch | Zendy; Johannes C. Post | Zendy; Albert Meijer | Zendy

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Determination of the spatial orientation and shape of pulmonary vein ostia by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography

Author(s) -

Pepijn H. van der Voort,

H. van den Bosch,

Johannes C. Post,

Albert Meijer

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

ep europace

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119

H-Index - 102

eISSN - 1532-2092

pISSN - 1099-5129

DOI - 10.1093/europace/euj006

Subject(s) - ostium , medicine , catheter ablation , magnetic resonance angiography , ablation , magnetic resonance imaging , pulmonary vein , transverse plane , orientation (vector space) , anatomy , angiography , radiology , nuclear medicine , geometry , surgery , cardiology , mathematics

For catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF), proper catheter positioning is crucial and depends on knowledge of pulmonary vein (PV) anatomy. The aim of this study was to assess PV spatial orientation and ostial shape by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CE-MRA).

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