Automatic extraction of the left atrial anatomy from MR for atrial fibrillation ablation

Rashed Karim, Daniel Rueckert, Raad Mohiaddin, Peter Drivas

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Abstract

This paper describes and evaluates methods to detect pulmonary vein drainages and create detailed vessel trees of each drainage from contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). This description of the drainage allow us to determine the highly complex left atrial anatomy in a qualitative and quantitative way. It is beneficial for planning atrial fibrillation ablation procedures. We conclude that our methods permit the creation of drainage trees for the detailed description of the atrial anatomy from cardiac MRA data.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging
Subtitle of host publicationFrom Nano to Macro, ISBI 2009
Pages502-505
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event2009 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2009 - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: 28 Jun 20091 Jul 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2009

Conference

Conference2009 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston, MA
Period28/06/091/07/09

Keywords

  • Blood vessels
  • Magnetic resonance angiocardiography
  • Segmentation

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