Comparison of Acoustocerebrography Measurement and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Methods in the Assessment of White Matter Lesions in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

The brain is subject to damage, due ageing, physiological processes and/or disease. Some of the damage acute in nature, such as strokes; some more subtle, like white matter lesions. White lesions or hyperintensities (WMH) can be one first signs micro damage. We implemented Acoustocerebrography (ACG) an easy use method designed capture differing states human tissue and respective changes. Aim: purpose study compare efficacy ACG Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) detect WMH patients with clinically silent atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods results: included 97 (age 66.26 ± 6.54 years) AF. CHA2DS2-VASc score (2.5 ±1.3) HAS BLED (1.65 0.9). According MRI data, were assigned into four groups depending on number lesions: L0 – 0 4 lesions, L5 5 9 L10 10 29 L30 30 Authors found that clearly differentiates (with 0–4 lesions) than patients. Fisher’s Exact Test shows this correlation highly significant (p < 0:001). Conclusion: a new, cost-effective for detecting fibrillation.