Toward standardized mapping for left atrial analysis and cardiac ablation guidance

M. E. Rettmann; D. R. Holmes III; C. A. Linte; D. L. Packer; R. A. Robb

doi:10.1117/12.2043191

12 March 2014 Toward standardized mapping for left atrial analysis and cardiac ablation guidance

M. E. Rettmann, D. R. Holmes III, C. A. Linte, D. L. Packer, R. A. Robb

Proceedings Volume 9036, Medical Imaging 2014: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling; 90361K (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2043191
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2014, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In catheter-based cardiac ablation, the pulmonary vein ostia are important landmarks for guiding the ablation procedure, and for this reason, have been the focus of many studies quantifying their size, structure, and variability. Analysis of pulmonary vein structure, however, has been limited by the lack of a standardized reference space for population based studies. Standardized maps are important tools for characterizing anatomic variability across subjects with the goal of separating normal inter-subject variability from abnormal variability associated with disease. In this work, we describe a novel technique for computing flat maps of left atrial anatomy in a standardized space. A flat map of left atrial anatomy is created by casting a single ray through the volume and systematically rotating the camera viewpoint to obtain the entire field of view. The technique is validated by assessing preservation of relative surface areas and distances between the original 3D geometry and the flat map geometry. The proposed methodology is demonstrated on 10 subjects which are subsequently combined to form a probabilistic map of anatomic location for each of the pulmonary vein ostia and the boundary of the left atrial appendage. The probabilistic map demonstrates that the location of the inferior ostia have higher variability than the superior ostia and the variability of the left atrial appendage is similar to the superior pulmonary veins. This technique could also have potential application in mapping electrophysiology data, radio-frequency ablation burns, or treatment planning in cardiac ablation therapy.

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M. E. Rettmann, D. R. Holmes III, C. A. Linte, D. L. Packer, and R. A. Robb "Toward standardized mapping for left atrial analysis and cardiac ablation guidance", Proc. SPIE 9036, Medical Imaging 2014: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, 90361K (12 March 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2043191

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Image segmentation

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