Optimizing Impedance Change Measurement During Radiofrequency Ablation Enables More Accurate Characterization of Lesion Formation
JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology(2021)
Abstract
OBJECTIVES:This study sought to determine whether a novel impedance thermal imaging system (ITIS) provides an impedance measurement that is better correlated with lesion dimensions than circuit impedance during radiofrequency (RF) ablation.
BACKGROUND:A 5- to 10-Ω impedance drop is clinically used to corroborate an effective RF ablation lesion. However, the contribution of local tissue heating to circuit impedance change is small and dependent on the local environment of the catheter and placement of the grounding patch.
METHODS:ITIS uses ablation catheter and skin electrodes to perform 4-terminal impedance measurements with separate voltage sensing and current injection electrode pairs. Seven sheep underwent endocardial ventricular irrigated RF ablation at 40 W for 60 s. ITIS impedance and circuit impedance were both measured throughout ablation. When the sheep were sacrificed, ablation lesions were cut along their long axis; the depth, width, and surface area of the cut surface were measured.
RESULTS:A total of 68 RF ablations were performed, with a median depth of 3.5 mm (interquartile range [IQR]: 2.1 to 4.9 mm), width of 8.3 mm (IQR: 5.7 to 10.8 mm), and surface area of 23.8 mm2 (IQR: 9.3 to 43.0 mm2). ITIS impedance change had good correlation with lesion depth, width, and surface area (R = 0.76, R = 0.87, and R = 0.87, respectively); and superior to circuit impedance for lesion depth, width, and surface area (p = 0.0018, p = 0.0004, and p = 0.0001, respectively).
CONCLUSIONS:By optimizing the current path and using 4-terminal impedance measurement during RF ablation, the contribution of tissue temperature changes to measured impedance is better standardized to provide a more reliable measure than conventional ablation circuit impedance.
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Key words
cardiac,imaging,impedance,radiofrequency ablation,thermometry
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