ArticleAdvances in radiation oncology
A Tool to Integrate Electrophysiological Mapping for Cardiac Radioablation of Ventricular Tachycardia.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The integration of electroanatomic maps into cardiac radioablation treatment planning: A systematic review.Medical physics · 2025Pooled it
- A Review of the Forward Problem in Electrocardiographic Imaging.Journal of imaging · 2026Review
- Noninvasive Cardiac Electrical Activity Mapping Systems: Current Available Options.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- Role of Computational Modelling in Enhancing Thermal Safety During Cardiac Ablation.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2025Review
- The conversion of electroanatomic maps for compatibility with treatment planning systems in cardiac radioablation target volume definition.Medical physics · 2025Article
- Stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation for ventricular tachycardia: a review of clinical trials and emerging roles of imaging.Journal of radiation research · 2025Review
- Radiation therapy for ventricular arrhythmias.Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology · 2024Review
- Optimized target delineation procedure for the radiosurgery treatment of ventricular tachycardia: observer-independent accuracy.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Purpose: Cardiac radioablation is an emerging therapy for recurrent ventricular tachycardia. Electrophysiology (EP) data, including electroanatomic maps (EAM) and electrocardiographic imaging (ECGI), provide crucial information for defining the arrhythmogenic target volume. The absence of standardized workflows and software tools to integrate the EP maps into a radiation planning system limits their use. This study developed a comprehensive software tool to enable efficient utilization of the mapping for cardiac radioablation treatment planning. Methods and Materials: The tool, HeaRTmap, is a Python-scripted plug-in module on the open-source 3D Slicer software platform. HeaRTmap is able to import EAM and ECGI data and visualize the maps in 3D Slicer. The EAM is translated into a 3D space by registration with cardiac magnetic resonance images (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) Results: The tool has been used to transfer Ensite NavX EAM data into the Varian Eclipse treatment planning system in radioablation on 2 patients with ventricular tachycardia. The ECGI data from CardioInsight was retrospectively evaluated using the tool to derive the target volume for a patient with left ventricular assist device, showing volumetric matching with the clinically used target with a Dice coefficient of 0.71. Conclusions: HeaRTmap smoothly fuses EP information from different mapping systems with simulation CT for accurate definition of radiation target volume. The efficient integration of EP data into treatment planning potentially facilitates the study and adoption of the technique.
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