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Does a novel method for quantitating delayed enhancement of the left atrium improve assessment compared to currently utilized methods in patients with atrial fibrillation?
Does a novel method for quantitating delayed enhancement of the left atrium improve assessment compared to currently utilized methods in patients with atrial fibrillation?
The paper introduces a novel method for quantitating delayed enhancement of the left atrium in patients with atrial fibrillation to overcome the limitations of current intensive post-processing methods.
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May simplify LA delayed enhancement quantification in AF; leaves open prospective validation before clinical use.
Delayed contrast enhancement of the left atrium (DE-LA) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has been reported to correlate well with outcomes after catheter ablation of AF. Currently utilized methods for DE-LA assessment require intensive post-processing and significant user-defined thresholding to obtain meaningful results.
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