Three-dimensional High-Resolution Dark-Blood Late Gadolinium Enhancement Imaging for Improved Atrial Scar Evaluation

Multi-modal characterization of the left atrium by a fully automated integration of pre-procedural cardiac imaging and electro-anatomical mapping

“…Although previous attempts to perform ablations guided by preprocedural images were not successful, advancements in the field of cardiac imaging might change this. For example, a recent study showed that the novel dark-blood LE-MRI scans improved atrial scar evaluation compared to the conventional bright-blood LE-MRI because it improves the contrast between scar and blood in LE-MRI scans [19] . Another recent study performed a personalized PVI guided by left atrial wall thickness which could lead to better transmural and more durable lesions [20] .…”