Contrast enhanced MRI characterization of the perfusion territories fed by individual coronary arteries in ex-vivo porcine heart

Nikolaus M. Szeverenyi; Bruce Searles; Arkady Pertsov

doi:10.1117/12.770813

12 March 2008 Contrast enhanced MRI characterization of the perfusion territories fed by individual coronary arteries in ex-vivo porcine heart

Nikolaus M. Szeverenyi, Bruce Searles, Arkady Pertsov

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Proceedings Volume 6916, Medical Imaging 2008: Physiology, Function, and Structure from Medical Images; 69161W (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.770813
Event: Medical Imaging, 2008, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Sudden cardiac death is often caused by ventricular arrhythmias. These arrhythmias are believed to originate from the border zones where tissue was damaged by an ischemic event involving the coronary arteries. The specific mechanisms relating the geometry of these territories to the electrical behavior remains poorly understood. A major problem is the lack of detailed information describing the morphology of the affected perfusion bed. We present the first perfusion MR images of excised whole heart preparations where the irregular boundaries of perfusion territories are described. The filling pattern and final volume of the RCA perfusion territory are clearly visualized.

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Nikolaus M. Szeverenyi, Bruce Searles, and Arkady Pertsov "Contrast enhanced MRI characterization of the perfusion territories fed by individual coronary arteries in ex-vivo porcine heart", Proc. SPIE 6916, Medical Imaging 2008: Physiology, Function, and Structure from Medical Images, 69161W (12 March 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.770813

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