Navigation Techniques for MRI-Guided Interventions

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Abstract

Medical navigation is the process of locating and controlling the movement of medical instruments both inside and outside the patient’s body. Since the inception of intraoperative MRI in the mid-1990s, navigation systems for MRI-guided procedures have been shown to substantially assist with proper trajectory planning, safe instrument manipulation inside the body, and accurate targeting of focal regions. Most MRI navigation systems have been described for percutaneous procedures with clinical applications in nearly all regions of the body. This chapter presents some fundamental concepts, provides a brief history of MRI-based navigation, and then highlights some of the early, current, and emerging techniques and implementations. Specific advantages and limitations of navigation solutions for different interventional settings are discussed.

Keywords

Augmented Reality Augmented Reality System Passive Marker Navigation Technique Open Scanner 
These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

Abbreviations

AR

Augmented reality

CT

Computer tomography

LCD

Liquid crystal display

MR

Magnetic resonance

OR

Operating room

RF

Radiofrequency

RFID

Radiofrequency identification

US

Ultrasonography

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  1. 1.Department of Diagnostic and Interventional RadiologyLeipzig University HospitalLeipzigGermany

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