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Remote control of catheter tip deflection: an opportunity for interventional MRI.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12465124     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study seeks to exploit the high magnetic field environment of a clinical MRI scanner and demonstrate the technical feasibility of developing a catheter whose tip can be remotely oriented within the magnetic field by applying a DC current to a coil wound around the catheter tip to generate a magnetic moment and consequent deflection. To achieve arbitrary three-dimensional deflections, a three-axis coil was wound on a 1.5 Fr cylindrical catheter. By applying DC currents in the 100 mA range, this catheter was successfully guided through a 3D phantom maze, mimicking the vasculature, under MR imaging guidance. Feasibility was demonstrated that the strong ambient magnetic field of the MR scanner offers a special opportunity to develop simple devices that can be remotely steered to sites of clinical interest.
Authors:
T P L Roberts; W V Hassenzahl; S W Hetts; R L Arenson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Magnetic resonance in medicine : official journal of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine / Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine     Volume:  48     ISSN:  0740-3194     ISO Abbreviation:  Magn Reson Med     Publication Date:  2002 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-12-04     Completed Date:  2003-03-21     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8505245     Medline TA:  Magn Reson Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1091-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA. Tim.Roberts@utoronto.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Artifacts
Catheterization
Humans
Image Enhancement*
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods*
Models, Theoretical
Phantoms, Imaging
Radiology, Interventional*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Vascular Diseases / diagnosis*

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