Interventional magnetic resonance. Initial clinical experience with a 1.5-tesla magnetic resonance system combined with c-arm fluoroscopy. 1997

G Adam, and J Neuerburg, and A Bücker, and A Glowinski, and D Vorwerk, and A Stargardt, and J J Van Vaals, and R W Günther
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Technology Aachen, Germany. adam@rad.rwth-aachen.de

OBJECTIVE The authors evaluate the feasibility of performing magnetic resonance (MR) procedures on a 1.5-tesla (T) system combined with conventional c-arm fluoroscopy. METHODS A 1.5-T MR imaging system was combined with a conventional c-arm fluoroscopy unit in one room. The two systems were connected via a floating table top. Twenty-six interventional procedures (biopsies, MR-portography, percutaneous alcohol injection, laser ablation, fluid aspiration, and breast marking) were performed in 22 patients under MR, fluoroscopic control, or both. For MR guidance, fast gradient echo sequences were used, initiated from a panel at the front of the magnet. Images were displayed on an liquid crystal display screen positioned on the magnet. RESULTS All MR-guided procedures were performed successfully without complications. The addition of c-arm fluoroscopy was useful for bone interventions and MR-portography. All diagnostic biopsies yielded sufficient amounts of tissue for histologic diagnosis. In breast lesions, the target identified on dynamic MR imaging was marked correctly in each case. In interstitial laser thermotherapy the laser effect could be visualized, and in percutaneous ethanol injection the distribution of the alcohol could be seen. Both imaging systems worked without image distortions and high-quality MR images were obtained. CONCLUSIONS The combination of a 1.5-T MR imager with a c-arm fluoroscopy system seems to be a promising technical solution for performing interventional MR procedures.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008279 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques. Chemical Shift Imaging,MR Tomography,MRI Scans,MRI, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Image,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional,Magnetization Transfer Contrast Imaging,NMR Imaging,NMR Tomography,Tomography, NMR,Tomography, Proton Spin,fMRI,Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Imaging, Chemical Shift,Proton Spin Tomography,Spin Echo Imaging,Steady-State Free Precession MRI,Tomography, MR,Zeugmatography,Chemical Shift Imagings,Echo Imaging, Spin,Echo Imagings, Spin,Functional MRI,Functional MRIs,Image, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, NMR,Imaging, Spin Echo,Imagings, Chemical Shift,Imagings, Spin Echo,MRI Scan,MRIs, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Images,Resonance Image, Magnetic,Scan, MRI,Scans, MRI,Shift Imaging, Chemical,Shift Imagings, Chemical,Spin Echo Imagings,Steady State Free Precession MRI
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005240 Feasibility Studies Studies to determine the advantages or disadvantages, practicability, or capability of accomplishing a projected plan, study, or project. Feasibility Study,Studies, Feasibility,Study, Feasibility
D005260 Female Females
D005471 Fluoroscopy Production of an image when x-rays strike a fluorescent screen. Fluoroscopies
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D001706 Biopsy Removal and pathologic examination of specimens from the living body. Biopsies

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