3D electroanatomical mapping is less sensitive to atrial remodeling in estimation of true left atrial volume than echocardiography.

Zdenka FingrovaJosef MarekStepan HavranekLukas LambertPetr KuchynkaAles Linhart

Published in: BMC medical imaging (2018)

Even though LA volumes evaluated by 3D-electroanatomical mapping have quite good accuracy, the precision is low. For volumes estimated by echocardiography, both precision and accuracy are low.

Keyphrases

left atrial
left ventricular
atrial fibrillation
mitral valve
high resolution
catheter ablation
computed tomography
pulmonary hypertension
heart failure
high density