Table 1 Consensus Grading of Image Quality.
High-Resolution T1-Weighted 3D FLASH Imaging | Real-Time TrueFISP Imaging | |
|---|---|---|
1. Edwards SAPIEN™ Prosthesis and RetroFlex Delivery Device | ||
- Visualization of the prosthesis | 2 | 1 |
- Visualization of the delivery device | 1 | 1 |
- Visualization of the balloon catheter | 3 | 3 |
- Monitoring of delivery device movement | NA | 1 |
- Monitoring of balloon catheter movement and balloon-inflation | NA | 3 |
- Monitoring of delivery device movement with crimped stent-valve | NA | 1 |
- Monitoring of valve deployment | NA | 1 |
- Visualization of deployed prosthesis | 2 | 1 |
2. Medtronic CoreValve® and Dedicated Delivery Devive | ||
- Visualization of the prosthesis | 3 | 3 |
- Visualization of the delivery device | 1 (shaft), 3 (distal part) | 1 (shaft), 3 (distal part) |
- Monitoring of delivery device movement | NA | 1 (shaft), 3 (distal part) |
- Monitoring of delivery device movement with loaded stent-valve | NA | 1 (shaft), 3 (distal part) |
- Monitoring of valve deployment | NA | 1 (shaft), 3 (distal part) |
- Visualization of deployed prosthesis | 3 | 3 |
3. Medtronic CoreValve® and Modified, CMR-Compatible Delivery Device | ||
- Visualization of the prosthesis | 3 | 3 |
- Visualization of the delivery device | 3 | 3 |
- Monitoring of delivery device movement | NA | 3 |
- Monitoring of delivery device movement with loaded stent-valve | NA | 3 |
- Monitoring of valve deployment | NA | 3 |
- Visualization of deployed prosthesis | 3 | 3 |