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The engineering of an interventional MRI with a movable 1.5 Tesla magnet
Author(s) -
Hoult David I.,
Saunders John K.,
Sutherland Garnette R.,
Sharp Jonathan,
Gervin Marcia,
Kolansky H. Glen,
Kripiakevich Dennis L.,
Procca Andrew,
Sebastian Rudy A.,
Dombay Akos,
Rayner David L.,
Roberts Frank A.,
Tomanek Boguslaw
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/1522-2586(200101)13:1<78::aid-jmri1012>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - limiting , magnetic resonance imaging , medicine , magnet , computer science , radiology , medical physics , engineering , electrical engineering , mechanical engineering
The engineering of a novel intra‐operative MRI system is described. A movable, 1.5 Tesla MRI magnet was placed in a neurosurgical operating room without affecting established neurosurgical procedure. The system allows fast, high‐quality MR intra‐operative imaging of the brain and spine without the necessity of patient transportation. A neuro‐navigational device capable of displaying and updating spatially referenced MR images in the operating room was integrated with the MRI system. Over 100 procedures have been carried out with this system without limiting surgical access and without compromising traditional neurosurgical, nursing or anesthetic techniques. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2001;13:78–86. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.