US/MRI fusion with new optical tracking and marker approach for interventional procedures inside the MRI suite

Interventional MRI in closed bore high-field systems is a challenge due to limited space and the need of dedicated MRI compatible equipment and tools. A possible solution could be to perform an ultrasound procedure for guidance of the therapy tools outside the bore, but still on the MRI patient bed....

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Main Authors: Nagaraj Yeshaswini, Menze Bjoern, Friebe Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2016-09-01
Series:Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2016-0101