Magnetic resonance guided interventions: The future of interventional radiology?

摘要

The recent development of the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to guide and monitor medical procedures holds much promise. At present, MR-guided biopsies, wire localizations, and chemical ablations can be performed on both open and closed MRI systems with little or no specialized hardware. Thermal ablations require specialized hardware, much of which already exists, although this procedure needs to be further studied and developed before it is accepted for widespread use. Finally, intravascular procedures utilizing MR guidance are still in preliminary research and development, but offer the potential for vascular imaging and treatments not available with any other modality.