Improved passive catheter tracking with positive contrast for CMR-guided cardiac catheterization using partial saturation (pSAT).

Mari Nieves Velasco ForteKuberan PushparajahTobias SchaeffterIsrael Valverde PerezKawal RhodeBram RuijsinkMazen AlhrishyNicholas ByrneAmedeo ChiribiriTevfik IsmailTarique HussainReza RazaviSébastien Roujol

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (2017)

The proposed pSAT sequence offers real-time, simultaneous, enhanced contrast visualization of the catheter balloon, soft tissues and blood. This technique provides improved passive tracking capabilities during CMR-guided catheterization in patients.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
magnetic resonance
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ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
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prognostic factors
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
computed tomography
patient reported outcomes
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