First clinical experience in man with the IMRICOR-MR-EP system:Electrophysiology study guided by real-time MRI

Background Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the context of electrophysiology (EP) studies facilitates visualization of complex three-dimensional anatomy with the respective underlying arrhythmia substrate, real-time visualization of functional informations and complications, as well as lesion visualization during ablation under elimination of radiation exposure. In the following we present our first experience of a real-time MRI guided EP study demonstrating current possibilites and drawbacks.