TY - JOUR
T1 - Experimental studies With a 9F forward-looking intracardiac imaging and ablation catheter
AU - Stephens, Douglas N.
AU - O'Donnell, Matthew
AU - Thomenius, Kai
AU - Dentinger, Aaron
AU - Wildes, Douglas
AU - Chen, Peter
AU - Shung, K. Kirk
AU - Cannata, Jonathan
AU - Khuri-Yakub, Pierre
AU - Oralkan, Omer
AU - Mahajan, Aman
AU - Shivkumar, Kalyanam
AU - Sahn, David J.
PY - 2009/2/1
Y1 - 2009/2/1
N2 - Objective. The purpose of this study was to develop a high-resolution, near-field- optimized 14-MHz, 24-element broad-bandwidth forward-looking array for integration on a steerable 9F electrophysiology (EP) catheter. Methods. Several generations of prototype imaging catheters with bidirectional steering, termed microlinear (ML), were built and tested as integrated catheter designs with EP sensing electrodes near the tip. The wide-bandwidth ultrasound array was mounted on the very tip, equipped with an aperture of only 1.2 by 1.58 mm. The array pulse echo performance was fully simulated, and its construction offered shielding from ablation noise. Both ex vivo and in vivo imaging with a porcine animal model were performed. Results. The array pulse echo performance was concordant with Krimholtz-Leedom-Matthaei model simulation. Three generations of prototype devices were tested in the right atrium and ventricle in 4 acute pig studies for the following characteristics: (1) image quality, (2) anatomic identification, (3) visualization of other catheter devices, and (4) for a mechanism for stabilization when imaging ablation. The ML catheter is capable of both low-artifact ablation imaging on a standard clinical imaging system and high-frame rate myocardial wall strain rate imaging for detecting changes in cardiac mechanics associated with ablation. Conclusions. The imaging resolution performance of this very small array device, together with its penetration beyond 2 cm, is excellent considering its very small array aperture. The forward-looking intracardiac catheter has been adapted to work easily on an existing commercial imaging platform with very minor software modifications.
AB - Objective. The purpose of this study was to develop a high-resolution, near-field- optimized 14-MHz, 24-element broad-bandwidth forward-looking array for integration on a steerable 9F electrophysiology (EP) catheter. Methods. Several generations of prototype imaging catheters with bidirectional steering, termed microlinear (ML), were built and tested as integrated catheter designs with EP sensing electrodes near the tip. The wide-bandwidth ultrasound array was mounted on the very tip, equipped with an aperture of only 1.2 by 1.58 mm. The array pulse echo performance was fully simulated, and its construction offered shielding from ablation noise. Both ex vivo and in vivo imaging with a porcine animal model were performed. Results. The array pulse echo performance was concordant with Krimholtz-Leedom-Matthaei model simulation. Three generations of prototype devices were tested in the right atrium and ventricle in 4 acute pig studies for the following characteristics: (1) image quality, (2) anatomic identification, (3) visualization of other catheter devices, and (4) for a mechanism for stabilization when imaging ablation. The ML catheter is capable of both low-artifact ablation imaging on a standard clinical imaging system and high-frame rate myocardial wall strain rate imaging for detecting changes in cardiac mechanics associated with ablation. Conclusions. The imaging resolution performance of this very small array device, together with its penetration beyond 2 cm, is excellent considering its very small array aperture. The forward-looking intracardiac catheter has been adapted to work easily on an existing commercial imaging platform with very minor software modifications.
KW - Ablation
KW - Electrophysiology
KW - Interventional guidance
KW - Intracardiac ultrasound array
KW - Miniaturized
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U2 - 10.7863/jum.2009.28.2.207
DO - 10.7863/jum.2009.28.2.207
M3 - Article
C2 - 19168770
AN - SCOPUS:64349122290
SN - 0278-4297
VL - 28
SP - 207
EP - 215
JO - Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
JF - Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
IS - 2
ER -