AJR. American journal of roentgenology
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Aug 2004
The catheter-driven MRI scanner: a new approach to intravascular catheter tracking and imaging-parameter adjustment for interventional MRI.
Our aim was to test the feasibility of a hands-free approach to MRI that allows the interventionalist to track an angiographic catheter in real time throughout the procedure and to automatically change imaging parameters by catheter manipulation. ⋯ Active tracking, combined with automatic scanning plane and imaging parameter adjustment, provides an intuitive MRI scanner interface for the guidance of the vascular procedure.