Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

This is the first book to cover the exciting new field of interventional magnetic resonance imaging. The basic principles underlying available hardware and software configurations are discussed, technical aspects elucidated, and clinical applications clearly outlined. The chapters reflect the firsthand experience of the authors, chosen for their level of expertise.

The book summarizes the work performed in the field of Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging to date The first book covering the field of interventional MRI

Inhalt
MR Imager Configurations.- 1 Interventional MRI with an Open Low-Field System.- 2 Interventional MR with a Mid-Field Open System.- 3 Interventional MR with a Hybrid High-Field System.- Instrument Visualization in the MR Environment.- 4 Principles of Passive Visualization.- 5 Passive Visualization of Needles.- 6 Susceptibility-Based Catheter Visualization.- 7 Field Inhomogeneity-Based Catheter Visualization.- 8 Active Visualization MR Tracking.- 9 Active Visualization MR Profiling.- 10 External Referencing Systems.- Safety and Imaging Aspects in Interventional MRI.- 11 Safety Issues in the MR Environment.- 12 Patient Monitoring in the MR Environment.- 13 Fast Imaging Techniques for MR-Guided Biopsies.- Transcutaneous MR-Guided Interventions.- 14 MR-Guided Biopsy of the Abdomen.- 15 MR-Guided Biopsy of the Bone.- 16 MR-Guided Lesion Localization and Biopsy of the Breast.- 17 MR-Guided Cholecystostomy in Pigs.- 18 Real-Time MR-Guided Neurosurgical Interventions.- 19 Neuronavigation of Cerebral Lesions.- 20 MR-Guided Biopsies of the Head and Neck.- Principles of MR-Guided Interstitial Therapy.- 21 Temperature-Sensitive MR Sequences.- 22 MR-Guided Laser Therapy.- 23 MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery.- 24 MR-Guided Cryotherapy.- 25 MR-Guided RF Treatment.- Clinical Applications of MR-Guided Interstitial Therapy.- 26 Interstitial Laser Therapy of Brain Lesions.- 27 Interstitial Laser Therapy of Head and Neck Lesions.- 28 Interstitial Laser Therapy of Liver Lesions.- 29 Interstitial Therapy of Prostate Lesions.- 30 Interstitial Laser Therapy of Breast Lesions.- Intraoperative MRI.- 31 Image-Guided Neurosurgery with Intraoperative MRI.- Interventional MR Angiography.- 32 Intravascular Applications of Field Inhomogeneity Catheters: In Vivo Results.- 33 IntravascularInterventions with Active MR Tracking.- 34 Intravascular MRI.- A Critical Perspective.- 35 Interventional Radiology and Interventional MRI.- Instrumentation Vendors.- 36 MR-Compatible Instrumentation.- List of Contributors.