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Real-time MR navigation and localization of an intravascular catheter with ferromagnetic components

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Abstract

Object

To develop an intravascular catheter with ferromagnetic components that is navigated with MR gradient forces and imaged with dedicated MR sequences in real time.

Materials and methods

The orientation of a device with ferromagnetic components can be controlled by gradient forces. In this work, a 3D input device for interactive real-time control of the force gradient was combined with a dedicated real-time MR pulse sequence. The pulse sequence offered acquisition of FLASH images, force gradient and localization of the ferromagnetic tip with three projections. The technique for localization is a combination of off-set resonance excitation and gradient rephasing. According to the position of the ferromagnetic components from the projections, the imaging slice is automatically aligned with the ferromagnetic component. The navigation methods and localization techniques were assessed in phantom and animal studies.

Results

At a reaction time of 24 ms and a frame rate of one image per second, the orientation of a ferromagnetic catheter could be navigated in a complex vascular phantom. The magnetic force generated by a gradient of 28 mT/m could reach up to 100±20 μN. The localization of the ferromagnetic tip could be performed with an uncertainty of 1 mm in phantom studies and 4 mm in animal studies.

Conclusion

The use of a deflectable catheter with a ferromagnetic tip to target the blood vessels and localize the position of device provides a novel method to use the MR system to image the anatomy and steer an interventional device which helps to increase the precision and speed of endovascular procedures.

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    Ke Zhang, Axel Joachim Krafft, Reiner Umathum, Florian Maier, Wolfhard Semmler & Michael Bock

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Zhang, K., Krafft, A.J., Umathum, R. et al. Real-time MR navigation and localization of an intravascular catheter with ferromagnetic components. Magn Reson Mater Phy 23, 153–163 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-010-0214-y

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