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Interventional MRI‐guided brain biopsies using inductively coupled surface coils
Author(s) -
Staubert A.,
Vester M.,
Tronnier V.M.,
Renz W.,
Wirtz C.R.,
Bonsanto M.M.,
Kunze S.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
magnetic resonance in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.696
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1522-2594
pISSN - 0740-3194
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-2594(200002)43:2<278::aid-mrm15>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - biomedical engineering , medicine , radiology , nuclear medicine , medical physics
The technical realization of inductively coupled surface coils for interventional MR‐guided procedures, and the application to brain biopsies in a 0.2 T magnet is described. The advantages compared to standard coils are discussed, and the results of 26 biopsies on eight different neuropathologic diagnoses from varying locations within the brain are presented. Initial experience shows that inductively coupled coils can offer an increased number of indications for interventional procedures in the brain, easier handling of sterility, and often a better access for the surgeon, compared to the use of standard MR head coils. Magn Reson Med 43:278–283, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.