Comparison of imaging techniques to assess appendage anatomy and measurements for left atrial appendage closure device selection.

José Ramón López-Mínguez, Reyes González-Fernández, Concepción Fernández-Vegas, Victoria Millán-Nuñez, María Eugenia Fuentes-Cañamero, Juan Manuel Nogales-Asensio, Javier Doncel-Vecino, María Yuste Domínguez, Laura García Serrano, Damián Sánchez‐Quintana

PubMed · 2014 · 38 citations · 0 references

Abstract

CT most often predicts the appropriate device size. If it fails, it usually overestimates the size. Agreement of measurements with all three techniques is the most accurate situation; when two agree, the most accurate combination is angiography and CT.