Interventional MR Imaging: Concepts Systems and Applications in Neuroradiology

摘要

Recent trends in minimally invasive methods for diagnosis and treatment have created a burgeoning interest in the use of MR imaging for guidance of radiologic and surgical procedures. This review discusses the hardware and software improvements that have made interventional and intraoperative MR imaging a reality. These advances include several different concepts in MR system designs, along with supplemental technological developments in MR pulse sequences, guidance systems, and in-room monitors. This review also describes the use of this technology for minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic radiologic procedures, and discusses the application of these techniques for neurosurgical and ear-nose-throat (ENT) intraoperative guidance.