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Wang Y, Xu Y, Kwok KW, Iordachita I. In Situ Flexible Needle Adjustment Towards MRI-Guided Spinal Injections Based on Finite Element Simulation. ... INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MEDICAL ROBOTICS. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MEDICAL ROBOTICS 2023; 2023:10.1109/ismr57123.2023.10130218. [PMID: 38031531 PMCID: PMC10686575 DOI: 10.1109/ismr57123.2023.10130218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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This paper investigates the possibility of robotically performing in situ needle manipulations to correct the needle tip position in the setting of robot-assisted, MRI-guided spinal injections, where real time MRI images cannot be effectively used to guide the needle. Open-loop control of the needle tip is derived from finite element simulation, and the proposed method is tested with ex vivo animal muscle tissues and validated by cone beam computed tomography. Preliminary results have shown promise of performing needle tip correction in situ to improve needle insertion accuracy when real-time feedback is not readily available.
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- Yanzhou Wang
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Yaras YS, Yildirim DK, Herzka DA, Rogers T, Campbell-Washburn AE, Lederman RJ, Degertekin FL, Kocaturk O. Real-time device tracking under MRI using an acousto-optic active marker. Magn Reson Med 2020; 85:2904-2914. [PMID: 33347642 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.28625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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PURPOSE This work aims to demonstrate the use of an "active" acousto-optic marker with enhanced visibility and reduced radiofrequency (RF) -induced heating for interventional MRI. METHODS The acousto-optic marker was fabricated using bulk piezoelectric crystal and π-phase shifted fiber Bragg grating (FBGs) and coupled to a distal receiver coil on an 8F catheter. The received MR signal is transmitted over an optical fiber to mitigate RF-induced heating. A photodetector converts the optical signal into electrical signal, which is used as the input signal to the MRI receiver plug. Acousto-optic markers were characterized in phantom studies. RF-induced heating risk was evaluated according to ASTM 2182 standard. In vivo real-time tracking capability was tested in an animal model under a 0.55T scanner. RESULTS Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) levels suitable for real-time tracking were obtained by using high sensitivity FBG and piezoelectric transducer with resonance matched to Larmor frequency. Single and multiple marker coils integrated to 8F catheters were readout for position and orientation tracking by a single acousto-optic sensor. RF-induced heating was significantly reduced compared to a coax cable connected reference marker. Real-time distal tip tracking of an active device was demonstrated in an animal model with a standard real-time cardiac MR sequence. CONCLUSION Acousto-optic markers provide sufficient SNR with a simple structure for real-time device tracking. RF-induced heating is significantly reduced compared to conventional active markers. Also, multiple RF receiver coils connected on an acousto-optic modulator can be used on a single catheter for determining catheter orientation and shape.
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- Yusuf S Yaras
- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Micromachined Sensors and Transducers Group, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- National Institutes of Health, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- National Institutes of Health, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- National Institutes of Health, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- National Institutes of Health, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Micromachined Sensors and Transducers Group, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Bogazici University, Kandilli Kampus, Istanbul, Turkey
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Lucano E, Liberti M, Lloyd T, Apollonio F, Wedan S, Kainz W, Angelone LM. A numerical investigation on the effect of RF coil feed variability on global and local electromagnetic field exposure in human body models at 64 MHz. Magn Reson Med 2018; 79:1135-1144. [PMID: 28421683 PMCID: PMC5810925 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.26703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aims to investigate how the positions of the feeding sources of the transmit radiofrequency (RF) coil, field orientation direction with respect to the patient, and patient dimensions affect the global and local electromagnetic exposure in human body models. METHODS Three RF coil models were implemented, namely a specific two-source (S2) feed and two multisource feed configurations: generic 32-source (G32) and hybrid 16-source (H16). Thirty-two feeding conditions were studied for the S2, whereas two were studied for the G32 and H16. The study was performed using five human body models. Additionally, for two of the body models, the case of a partially implanted lead was evaluated. RESULTS The results showed an overall variation due to coil feeding conditions of the whole-body specific absorption rate (SAR) of less than 20%, but deviations up to 98% of the magnitude of the electric field tangential to a possible lead path. For the analysis with the partially implanted lead, a variation of local SAR at the tip of the lead of up to 60% was observed with respect to feed position and field orientation direction. CONCLUSION The results of this study suggest that specific information about feed position and field orientation direction must be considered for an accurate evaluation of patient exposure. Magn Reson Med 79:1135-1144, 2018. © 2017 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
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- Elena Lucano
- US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
- Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Department of Information Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunications, Roma, Italy
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- Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Department of Information Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunications, Roma, Italy
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- Imricor Medical Systems, Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
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- Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Department of Information Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunications, Roma, Italy
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- Imricor Medical Systems, Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
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- US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Park S, Jang J, Kim J, Kim YS, Kim C. Real-time Triple-modal Photoacoustic, Ultrasound, and Magnetic Resonance Fusion Imaging of Humans. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING 2017; 36:1912-1921. [PMID: 28436857 DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2017.2696038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Imaging that fuses multiple modes has become a useful tool for diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring. As a next step, real-time fusion imaging has attracted interest as for a tool to guide surgery. One widespread fusion imaging technique in surgery combines real-time ultrasound (US) imaging and pre-acquired magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. However, US imaging visualizes only structural information with relatively low contrast. Here, we present a photoacoustic (PA), US, and MR fusion imaging system which integrates a clinical PA and US imaging system with an optical tracking-based navigation sub-system. Through co-registration of pre-acquired MR and real-time PA/US images, overlaid PA, US, and MR images can be concurrently displayed in real time. We successfully acquired fusion images from a phantom and a blood vessel in a human forearm. This fusion imaging can complementarily delineate the morphological and vascular structure of tissues with good contrast and sensitivity, has a well-established user interface, and can be flexibly integrated with clinical environments. As a novel fusion imaging, the proposed triple-mode imaging can provide comprehensive image guidance in real time, and can potentially assist various surgeries.
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Roldán P, García S, González J, Reyes LA, Torales J, Valero R, Oleaga L, Enseñat J. Resonancia magnética intraoperatoria de bajo campo para la cirugía de neoplasias cerebrales: experiencia preliminar. Neurocirugia (Astur) 2017; 28:103-110. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neucir.2016.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2016] [Revised: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Manjila S, Mencattelli M, Rosa B, Price K, Fagogenis G, Dupont PE. A multiport MR-compatible neuroendoscope: spanning the gap between rigid and flexible scopes. Neurosurg Focus 2017; 41:E13. [PMID: 27581309 DOI: 10.3171/2016.7.focus16181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Rigid endoscopes enable minimally invasive access to the ventricular system; however, the operative field is limited to the instrument tip, necessitating rotation of the entire instrument and causing consequent tissue compression while reaching around corners. Although flexible endoscopes offer tip steerability to address this limitation, they are more difficult to control and provide fewer and smaller working channels. A middle ground between these instruments-a rigid endoscope that possesses multiple instrument ports (for example, one at the tip and one on the side)-is proposed in this article, and a prototype device is evaluated in the context of a third ventricular colloid cyst resection combined with septostomy. METHODS A prototype neuroendoscope was designed and fabricated to include 2 optical ports, one located at the instrument tip and one located laterally. Each optical port includes its own complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) chip camera, light-emitting diode (LED) illumination, and working channels. The tip port incorporates a clear silicone optical window that provides 2 additional features. First, for enhanced safety during tool insertion, instruments can be initially seen inside the window before they extend from the scope tip. Second, the compliant tip can be pressed against tissue to enable visualization even in a blood-filled field. These capabilities were tested in fresh porcine brains. The image quality of the multiport endoscope was evaluated using test targets positioned at clinically relevant distances from each imaging port, comparing it with those of clinical rigid and flexible neuroendoscopes. Human cadaver testing was used to demonstrate third ventricular colloid cyst phantom resection through the tip port and a septostomy performed through the lateral port. To extend its utility in the treatment of periventricular tumors using MR-guided laser therapy, the device was designed to be MR compatible. Its functionality and compatibility inside a 3-T clinical scanner were also tested in a brain from a freshly euthanized female pig. RESULTS Testing in porcine brains confirmed the multiport endoscope's ability to visualize tissue in a blood-filled field and to operate inside a 3-T MRI scanner. Cadaver testing confirmed the device's utility in operating through both of its ports and performing combined third ventricular colloid cyst resection and septostomy with an endoscope rotation of less than 5°. CONCLUSIONS The proposed design provides freedom in selecting both the number and orientation of imaging and instrument ports, which can be customized for each ventricular pathological entity. The lightweight, easily manipulated device can provide added steerability while reducing the potential for the serious brain distortion that happens with rigid endoscope navigation. This capability would be particularly valuable in treating hydrocephalus, both primary and secondary (due to tumors, cysts, and so forth). Magnetic resonance compatibility can aid in endoscope-assisted ventricular aqueductal plasty and stenting, the management of multiloculated complex hydrocephalus, and postinflammatory hydrocephalus in which scarring obscures the ventricular anatomy.
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- Sunil Manjila
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Marreiros FMM, Rossitti S, Karlsson PM, Wang C, Gustafsson T, Carleberg P, Smedby Ö. Superficial vessel reconstruction with a multiview camera system. J Med Imaging (Bellingham) 2016; 3:015001. [PMID: 26759814 DOI: 10.1117/1.jmi.3.1.015001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We aim at reconstructing superficial vessels of the brain. Ultimately, they will serve to guide the deformation methods to compensate for the brain shift. A pipeline for three-dimensional (3-D) vessel reconstruction using three mono-complementary metal-oxide semiconductor cameras has been developed. Vessel centerlines are manually selected in the images. Using the properties of the Hessian matrix, the centerline points are assigned direction information. For correspondence matching, a combination of methods was used. The process starts with epipolar and spatial coherence constraints (geometrical constraints), followed by relaxation labeling and an iterative filtering where the 3-D points are compared to surfaces obtained using the thin-plate spline with decreasing relaxation parameter. Finally, the points are shifted to their local centroid position. Evaluation in virtual, phantom, and experimental images, including intraoperative data from patient experiments, shows that, with appropriate camera positions, the error estimates (root-mean square error and mean error) are [Formula: see text].
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- Filipe M M Marreiros
- Linköping University, Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, Campus US, Linköping SE-581 85, Sweden; Linköping University, Department of Science and Technology-Media and Information Technology, Campus Norrköping, Norrköping SE-601 74, Sweden; Linköping University, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Campus US, Linköping SE-581 85, Sweden
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- County Council of Östergötland , Department of Neurosurgery, Linköping University, Campus US, Linköping SE-581 85, Sweden
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- County Council of Östergötland , Department of Neurosurgery, Linköping University, Campus US, Linköping SE-581 85, Sweden
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- Linköping University, Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, Campus US, Linköping SE-581 85, Sweden; Royal Institute of Technology, School of Technology and Health, Alfred Nobels Allé 10, Huddinge SE-141 52, Sweden
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- XM Reality AB , Diskettgatan 11B, Linköping SE-583 35, Sweden
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- Linköping University, Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, Campus US, Linköping SE-581 85, Sweden; Linköping University, Department of Science and Technology-Media and Information Technology, Campus Norrköping, Norrköping SE-601 74, Sweden; Linköping University, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Campus US, Linköping SE-581 85, Sweden; Royal Institute of Technology, School of Technology and Health, Alfred Nobels Allé 10, Huddinge SE-141 52, Sweden
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Jia F, Kumar R, Korvink JG. Optimal magnetic susceptibility matching in 3D. Magn Reson Med 2012; 69:1146-56. [DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2011] [Revised: 04/10/2012] [Accepted: 04/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Feng Jia
- Freiburg Institute of Advanced Studies (FRIAS); University of Freiburg; Freiburg Germany
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- Freiburg Institute of Advanced Studies (FRIAS); University of Freiburg; Freiburg Germany
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- Freiburg Institute of Advanced Studies (FRIAS); University of Freiburg; Freiburg Germany
- Laboratory for Simulation; Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK); University of Freiburg; Freiburg Germany
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Makary M, Chiocca EA, Erminy N, Antor M, Bergese SD, Abdel-Rasoul M, Fernandez S, Dzwonczyk R. Clinical and economic outcomes of low-field intraoperative MRI-guided tumor resection neurosurgery. J Magn Reson Imaging 2011; 34:1022-30. [PMID: 22002753 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2011] [Accepted: 07/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To compare low-field (0.15 T) intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI)-guided tumor resection with both conventional magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI)-guided tumor resection and high-field (1.5 T) iMRI-guided resection from the clinical and economic point of view. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively compared 65 iMRI patients with 65 cMRI patients in terms of hospital length of stay, repeat resection rate, repeat resection interval, complication rate, cost to the patient, cost to the hospital, and cost effectiveness. In addition, we compared our low-field results with previously published high-field results. RESULTS The complication rate was lower for iMRI vs. cMRI in patients presenting for their initial tumor resection (45 vs. 57 complications, P = 0.048). The iMRI repeat resection interval was longer for this cohort (20.1 vs. 6.7 months, P = 0.020). iMRI was more cost-effective than cMRI for patients who had repeat resections ($10,690/RFY vs. $76,874/RFY, P < 0.001). We found no other clinical or economic differences between iMRI- and cMRI-guided tumor resection surgeries. Overall, we did not find the advantages to low-field iMRI that have been reported for high-field iMRI. CONCLUSION There is no adequate justification for the widespread installation of low-field iMRI in its current development state.
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- Mina Makary
- College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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Uneri A, Schafer S, Mirota DJ, Nithiananthan S, Otake Y, Taylor RH, Gallia GL, Khanna AJ, Lee S, Reh DD, Siewerdsen JH. TREK: an integrated system architecture for intraoperative cone-beam CT-guided surgery. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg 2011; 7:159-73. [PMID: 21744085 DOI: 10.1007/s11548-011-0636-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2011] [Accepted: 06/10/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE A system architecture has been developed for integration of intraoperative 3D imaging [viz., mobile C-arm cone-beam CT (CBCT)] with surgical navigation (e.g., trackers, endoscopy, and preoperative image and planning data). The goal of this paper is to describe the architecture and its handling of a broad variety of data sources in modular tool development for streamlined use of CBCT guidance in application-specific surgical scenarios. METHODS The architecture builds on two proven open-source software packages, namely the cisst package (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD) and 3D Slicer (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA), and combines data sources common to image-guided procedures with intraoperative 3D imaging. Integration at the software component level is achieved through language bindings to a scripting language (Python) and an object-oriented approach to abstract and simplify the use of devices with varying characteristics. The platform aims to minimize offline data processing and to expose quantitative tools that analyze and communicate factors of geometric precision online. Modular tools are defined to accomplish specific surgical tasks, demonstrated in three clinical scenarios (temporal bone, skull base, and spine surgery) that involve a progressively increased level of complexity in toolset requirements. RESULTS The resulting architecture (referred to as "TREK") hosts a collection of modules developed according to application-specific surgical tasks, emphasizing streamlined integration with intraoperative CBCT. These include multi-modality image display; 3D-3D rigid and deformable registration to bring preoperative image and planning data to the most up-to-date CBCT; 3D-2D registration of planning and image data to real-time fluoroscopy; infrared, electromagnetic, and video-based trackers used individually or in hybrid arrangements; augmented overlay of image and planning data in endoscopic or in-room video; and real-time "virtual fluoroscopy" computed from GPU-accelerated digitally reconstructed radiographs (DRRs). Application in three preclinical scenarios (temporal bone, skull base, and spine surgery) demonstrates the utility of the modular, task-specific approach in progressively complex tasks. CONCLUSIONS The design and development of a system architecture for image-guided surgery has been reported, demonstrating enhanced utilization of intraoperative CBCT in surgical applications with vastly different requirements. The system integrates C-arm CBCT with a broad variety of data sources in a modular fashion that streamlines the interface to application-specific tools, accommodates distinct workflow scenarios, and accelerates testing and translation of novel toolsets to clinical use. The modular architecture was shown to adapt to and satisfy the requirements of distinct surgical scenarios from a common code-base, leveraging software components arising from over a decade of effort within the imaging and computer-assisted interventions community.
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- A Uneri
- Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205-2109, USA.
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Wonneberger U, Schnackenburg B, Wlodarczyk W, Walter T, Streitparth F, Rump J, Teichgräber UKM. Intradiscal temperature monitoring using double gradient-echo pulse sequences at 1.0T. J Magn Reson Imaging 2010; 31:1499-503. [PMID: 20512906 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To validate an unspoiled gradient-recalled echo pulse sequence with dual echo acquisition as a means to increase temperature sensitivity while monitoring intradiscal laser ablation therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Phantom experiments as well as in vitro thermal ablation simulations were performed in an open 1.0T magnetic resonance (MR) scanner. Three methods of noninvasive MR-thermometry based on the signal void decrease caused by T1-relaxation time increase (T1), the temperature-dependent proton resonance frequency (PRF) shift, and a combination of both methods with complex differences (CD) were compared. Temperature accuracy and reliability of temperature distribution were the main assessment criteria. RESULTS The optimum temperature sensitivity was found using CD in phantom experiments. During in vitro experiments the PRF showed the smallest margin of error (T1: +/-1.64 degrees C, PRF: +/-1.23 degrees C, CD: +/-1.29 degrees C) and the best qualitative evaluation of temperature. CONCLUSION Intradiscal temperature monitoring with an unspoiled dual-echo sequence is most accurate with PRF-thermometry in combination with the long echo time. Magnitude images with an initial short echo time permit high image detail of the heat-induced lesion.
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- Uta Wonneberger
- Institut für Radiologie, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.
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Fischer GS, Deguet A, Csoma C, Taylor RH, Fayad L, Carrino JA, Zinreich SJ, Fichtinger G. MRI image overlay: Application to arthrography needle insertion. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 12:2-14. [PMID: 17364654 DOI: 10.3109/10929080601169930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) offers great potential for planning, guiding, monitoring and controlling interventions. MR arthrography (MRAr) is the imaging gold standard for assessing small ligament and fibrocartilage injury in joints. In contemporary practice, MRAr consists of two consecutive sessions: (1) an interventional session where a needle is driven to the joint space and MR contrast is injected under fluoroscopy or CT guidance; and (2) a diagnostic MRI imaging session to visualize the distribution of contrast inside the joint space and evaluate the condition of the joint. Our approach to MRAr is to eliminate the separate radiologically guided needle insertion and contrast injection procedure by performing those tasks on conventional high-field closed MRI scanners. We propose a 2D augmented reality image overlay device to guide needle insertion procedures. This approach makes diagnostic high-field magnets available for interventions without a complex and expensive engineering entourage. In preclinical trials, needle insertions have been performed in the joints of porcine and human cadavers using MR image overlay guidance; in all cases, insertions successfully reached the joint space on the first attempt.
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- Gregory S Fischer
- Engineering Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Tieng QM, Vegh V, Brereton IM. Globally optimal, minimum stored energy, double-doughnut superconducting magnets. Magn Reson Med 2009; 63:262-7. [PMID: 19950210 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The use of the minimum stored energy current density map-based methodology of designing closed-bore symmetric superconducting magnets was described recently. The technique is further developed to cater for the design of interventional-type MRI systems, and in particular open symmetric magnets of the double-doughnut configuration. This extends the work to multiple magnet domain configurations. The use of double-doughnut magnets in MRI scanners has previously been hindered by the ability to deliver strong magnetic fields over a sufficiently large volume appropriate for imaging, essentially limiting spatial resolution, signal-to-noise ratio, and field of view. The requirement of dedicated interventional space restricts the manner in which the coils can be arranged and placed. The minimum stored energy optimal coil arrangement ensures that the field strength is maximized over a specific region of imaging. The design method yields open, dual-domain magnets capable of delivering greater field strengths than those used prior to this work, and at the same time it provides an increase in the field-of-view volume. Simulation results are provided for 1-T double-doughnut magnets with at least a 50-cm 1-ppm (parts per million) field of view and 0.7-m gap between the two doughnuts.
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- Quang M Tieng
- Centre for Magnetic Resonance, The University of Queensland, Gehrmann Laboratories, Brisbane, Australia
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Currently, neuronavigation is an indivisible and indispensable part of the neurosurgical reality with a significant potential impact in each neurosurgical procedure. The history of neuronavigation is quite short (< 3 decades), but full of highly promising achievements. The advent of neuronavigation would be unimaginable without the development of imaging technology, electronics, robotics, and space technology. The history of neuroradiology is reviewed briefly parallel with the detailed evolution of frame-based stereotaxy and its successor—neuronavigation. The historic milestones and the state of the art of neuronavigation are discussed in a genealogical manner. The future trends of neuronavigation as integrated with intraoperative CT, MR, and ultrasonography, as well as with robotic systems are outlined.
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Vikal S, U-Thainual P, Carrino JA, Iordachita I, Fischer GS, Fichtinger G. Perk Station--Percutaneous surgery training and performance measurement platform. Comput Med Imaging Graph 2009; 34:19-32. [PMID: 19539446 DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2009.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2009] [Revised: 04/27/2009] [Accepted: 05/05/2009] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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MOTIVATION Image-guided percutaneous (through the skin) needle-based surgery has become part of routine clinical practice in performing procedures such as biopsies, injections and therapeutic implants. A novice physician typically performs needle interventions under the supervision of a senior physician; a slow and inherently subjective training process that lacks objective, quantitative assessment of the surgical skill and performance. Shortening the learning curve and increasing procedural consistency are important factors in assuring high-quality medical care. METHODS This paper describes a laboratory validation system, called Perk Station, for standardized training and performance measurement under different assistance techniques for needle-based surgical guidance systems. The initial goal of the Perk Station is to assess and compare different techniques: 2D image overlay, biplane laser guide, laser protractor and conventional freehand. The main focus of this manuscript is the planning and guidance software system developed on the 3D Slicer platform, a free, open source software package designed for visualization and analysis of medical image data. RESULTS The prototype Perk Station has been successfully developed, the associated needle insertion phantoms were built, and the graphical user interface was fully implemented. The system was inaugurated in undergraduate teaching and a wide array of outreach activities. Initial results, experiences, ongoing activities and future plans are reported.
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Mundeleer L, Wikler D, Leloup T, Warzée N. Development of a computer assisted system aimed at RFA liver surgery. Comput Med Imaging Graph 2008; 32:611-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2008.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2007] [Revised: 06/17/2008] [Accepted: 07/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Müller-Bierl BM, Martirosian P, Graf H, Boss A, König C, Pereira PL, Schick F. Biopsy needle tips with markers--MR compatible needles for high-precision needle tip positioning. Med Phys 2008; 35:2273-8. [PMID: 18649458 DOI: 10.1118/1.2919082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Needle tip visualization is of high importance in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided interventional procedures, for example for taking biopsies from suspicious lesions in the liver or kidney. The exact position of the needle tip is often obscured by image artifacts arising from the magnetic properties of the needle. The authors investigated two special biopsy needle tip designs using diamagnetic coatings. For common interventional MR sequences, the needle tip can be identified in the MR image by several equidistant dark spots arranged along a straight line. A dotted instead of a solid line allows for an improved control of the movement of the needle, not only if the needle is tilted toward the imaging plane, but also if the needle leaves an empty canal with signal extinction, which cannot be distinguished from the needle material itself. With the proposed design the position of the needle tip can be estimated with a precision of approximately 1 mm using conventional FLASH, FISP, and TSE sequences, as used for interventional MR. Furthermore, the size of the biopsy probe can be estimated from the artifact. In using needles with a properly designed tip coating, taking biopsies under MR control is beginning to be greatly simplified. The approach to design artifacts using diamagnetic material in combination with paramagnetic material paves the way toward new instruments and implants, suitably tailored to the needs of the interventional radiologist.
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- Bernd M Müller-Bierl
- Max-Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Spemannstrasse 41, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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Tsekos NV, Christoforou E, Ozcan A. A general-purpose MR-compatible robotic system: implementation and image guidance for performing minimally invasive interventions.. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 27:51-8. [PMID: 18519182 DOI: 10.1109/emb.2007.910270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Nikolaos V Tsekos
- Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Tsekos NV, Khanicheh A, Christoforou E, Mavroidis C. Magnetic resonance-compatible robotic and mechatronics systems for image-guided interventions and rehabilitation: a review study. Annu Rev Biomed Eng 2007; 9:351-87. [PMID: 17439358 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.bioeng.9.121806.160642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The continuous technological progress of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as well as its widespread clinical use as a highly sensitive tool in diagnostics and advanced brain research, has brought a high demand for the development of magnetic resonance (MR)-compatible robotic/mechatronic systems. Revolutionary robots guided by real-time three-dimensional (3-D)-MRI allow reliable and precise minimally invasive interventions with relatively short recovery times. Dedicated robotic interfaces used in conjunction with fMRI allow neuroscientists to investigate the brain mechanisms of manipulation and motor learning, as well as to improve rehabilitation therapies. This paper gives an overview of the motivation, advantages, technical challenges, and existing prototypes for MR-compatible robotic/mechatronic devices.
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- Nikolaos V Tsekos
- Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
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Christoforou E, Akbudak E, Ozcan A, Karanikolas M, Tsekos NV. Performance of interventions with manipulator-driven real-time MR guidance: implementation and initial in vitro tests. Magn Reson Imaging 2007; 25:69-77. [PMID: 17222717 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2006.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2006] [Accepted: 08/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The purpose of this work was to implement and assess the performance of interventions inside a cylindrical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner with an MR-compatible manipulator system and manipulator-driven real-time MR guidance. The interventional system is based on a seven degree-of-freedom MR-compatible manipulator, which offers man-in-the-loop control either with a graphical user interface or with a master/slave device. The position and the orientation of the interventional tool are sent to an MR scanner for a manipulator-driven dynamic update of the imaging plane to track, visualize and guide the motion of an end-effector. Studies on phantoms were performed with a cylindrical 1.5-T scanner using an operator-managed triggered gradient-recalled echo (GRE) or a computer-managed dynamic True Fast Imaging with Steady Precession (TrueFISP). Targets were acquired with an accuracy of 3.2 mm and with an in-plane path orientation of 2.5 degrees relative to the prescribed one. Path planning, including negotiation of obstacles and needle bending, was successfully performed. The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of TrueFISP was 25.3+/-2.1 when the manipulator was idle and was 18.6+/-2.4 during its operation. The SNR of triggered GRE (acquired only when the manipulator was idle) was 61.3+/-1.8. In conclusion, this study shows the feasibility of performing manually directed interventions inside cylindrical MR scanners with real-time MRI.
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- Eftychios Christoforou
- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University Medical School, Box 8225, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Blanco RT, Ojala R, Kariniemi J, Perälä J, Niinimäki J, Tervonen O. Interventional and intraoperative MRI at low field scanner--a review. Eur J Radiol 2006; 56:130-42. [PMID: 15908156 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2005.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2005] [Revised: 03/05/2005] [Accepted: 03/08/2005] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a cutting edge imaging modality in detecting diseases and pathologic tissue. The superior soft tissue contrast in MRI allows better definition of the pathology. MRI is increasingly used for guiding, monitoring and controlling percutaneous procedures and surgery. The rapid development of interventional techniques in radiology has led to integration of imaging with computers, new therapy devices and operating room like conditions. This has projected as faster and more accurate imaging and hence more demanding procedures have been applied to the repertoire of the interventional radiologist. In combining features of various other imaging modalities and adding some more into them, interventional MRI (IMRI) has potential to take further the interventional radiology techniques, minimally invasive therapies and surgery. The term "Interventional MRI" consists in short all those procedures, which are performed under MRI guidance. These procedures can be either percutaneous or open surgical of nature. One of the limiting factors in implementing MRI as guidance modality for interventional procedures has been the fact, that most widely used magnet design, a cylindrical magnet, is not ideal for guiding procedures as it does not allow direct access to the patient. Open, low field scanners usually operating around 0.2 T, offer this feature. Clumsy hardware, bad patient access, slow image update frequency and strong magnetic fields have been other limiting factors for interventional MRI. However, the advantages of MRI as an imaging modality have been so obvious that considerable development has taken place in the 20-year history of MRI. The image quality has become better, ever faster software, new innovative sequences, better MRI hardware and increased computing power have accelerated imaging speed and image quality to a totally new level. Perhaps the most important feature in the recent development has been the introduction of open configuration low field MRI devices in the early 1990s; this enabled direct patient access and utilization of the MRI as an interventional device. This article reviews the current status of interventional and intraoperative MRI with special emphasis in low field surrounding.
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- Roberto T Blanco
- Department of Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 90029, Finland.
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Umeda T, Abe H, Kurumi Y, Naka S, Shiomi H, Hanasawa K, Morikawa S, Tani T. Magnetic resonance-guided percutaneous microwave coagulation therapy for liver metastases of breast cancer in a case. Breast Cancer 2005; 12:317-21. [PMID: 16286913 DOI: 10.2325/jbcs.12.317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Real-time magnetic resonance (MR) imaging enables the application of percutaneous microwave coagulation for high-risk patients with metastatic liver tumours. The tumours, local vessels and bile ducts can be observed clearly in three-dimensional sections and a sufficient surgical margin can be confirmed on the MR image even during the coagulation procedure. MR-guided percutaneous microwave coagulation therapy is effective for treatment of not only primary liver tumours but also metastatic breast cancers in the liver, which are not diffuse but discrete, and difficult to treat with only chemo-and endocrine therapy. We report a 44-year-old Japanese woman who underwent modified radical mastectomy for right breast cancer (T1c N0 M0 Stage I). Three years after the operation, she developed two metastatic liver tumours and was treated by MR-guided percutaneous microwave coagulation, achieving a complete response (CR) without any recurrence for 15 months as of the present. The most beneficial aspect of MR-guided percutaneous microwave coagulation is its safety. It is only minimally invasive and can be repeated. This therapy, therefore promises to prolong the disease free period. Additional clinical trials will be valuable to delineate the effectiveness and safety of MR-guided percutaneous microwave coagulation therapy for controlling the liver metastases of breast cancer.
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- Tomoko Umeda
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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Sequeiros RB, Ojala R, Kariniemi J, Perälä J, Niinimäki J, Reinikainen H, Tervonen O. MR-guided interventional procedures: a review. Acta Radiol 2005; 46:576-86. [PMID: 16334839 DOI: 10.1080/02841850510021742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has emerged as a potential guidance tool for a variety of procedures. Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using either open surgical or percutaneous access are performed. They span from simple lesion targeting and biopsy to complex applications requiring multiple tasks performed simultaneously or in rapid succession. These tasks include instrument guidance and therapy monitoring as well as procedural follow-up. The interventional use of MRI (IMRI) is increasing steadily. This article reviews the prerequisites, systems, and clinical interventional procedures of IMRI.
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Schulz T, Tröbs RB, Schneider JP, Hirsch W, Schmidt F, Kahn T. MR Imaging-guided percutaneous procedures in children. Acad Radiol 2005; 12:1128-34. [PMID: 16112513 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2005.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2004] [Revised: 05/30/2005] [Accepted: 01/30/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided therapeutic interventions in children are very rare. In comparison to other imaging techniques, it is very unusual for MRI to be used for diagnostic percutaneous interventions despite its imaging benefits. We provide a brief description of available MRI systems and instruments and use clinical examples to present and discuss typical indications for percutaneous procedures while showing possibilities for percutaneous therapeutic interventions.
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- Thomas Schulz
- Department of Diagnostic Diagnostic Radiology, Leipzig University Hospital, Liebigstr 20, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
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Fennessy FM, Tempany CM. MRI-guided focused ultrasound surgery of uterine leiomyomas. Radiology 2005; 12:1158-66. [PMID: 16099686 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2005.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2004] [Revised: 05/16/2005] [Accepted: 05/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Uterine fibroids are the most common pelvic tumors in women and are a significant cause of morbidity for women of reproductive age. Today, there are a variety of less invasive alternatives available to hysterectomy, such as myomectomy, hormonal therapy, uterine artery embolization, and more recently magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS). With this technique, ultrasound waves are focused through intact skin of the anterior abdominal wall resulting in localized thermal tissue ablation, monitored by online MR temperature control. By using an effective combination of image guidance and energy delivery, MRgFUS therefore allows for preservation of uterine function while obviating the need for a minimally invasive procedure or surgery.
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- Fiona M Fennessy
- Section of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Schulz T, Tröbs RB, Schneider JP, Hirsch W, Puccini S, Schmidt F, Kahn T. Pediatric MR-guided interventions. Eur J Radiol 2005; 53:57-66. [PMID: 15607853 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2004] [Revised: 07/20/2004] [Accepted: 07/26/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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MRI guided interventions are a relatively new but steadily growing field within surgery in pediatric age. Besides the advantages of MRI, such as multiplanar capability and excellent soft tissue contrast and spatial resolution, particularly relevant for the pediatric population is the lack of ionizing radiation. There is meanwhile a group of well defined diagnostic or therapeutic indications for applying MR imaging during pediatric interventions. Aim of this review is to give an overview about indications of MR-guided procedures in children as well as the advantages and disadvantages of MR-guided interventions. We also briefly discuss interventional MR-systems and MR-compatible devices. It is our opinion that MR-guidance for pediatric interventions is a promising technique at the beginning of its development.
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- T Schulz
- University of Leipzig, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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Tsekos NV, Ozcan A, Christoforou E. A Prototype Manipulator for Magnetic Resonance-Guided Interventions Inside Standard Cylindrical Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanners. J Biomech Eng 2005; 127:972-80. [PMID: 16438235 DOI: 10.1115/1.2049339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The aim of this work is to develop a remotely controlled manipulator to perform minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in the abdominal and thoracic cavities, with real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guidance inside clinical cylindrical MR scanners. The manipulator is composed of a three degree of freedom Cartesian motion system, which resides outside the gantry of the scanner, and serves as the holder and global positioner of a three degree of freedom arm which extends inside the gantry of the scanner At its distal end, the arm's end-effector can carry an interventional tool such as a biopsy needle, which can be advanced to a desired depth by means of a seventh degree of freedom. These seven degrees of freedom, provided by the entire assembly, offer extended manipulability to the device and a wide envelope of operation to the user, who can select a trajectory suitable for the procedure. The device is constructed of nonmagnetic and nonconductive fiberglass, and carbon fiber composite materials, to minimize artifacts and distortion on the MR images as well as eliminate effects on its operation from the high magnetic field and the fast switching magnetic field gradients used in MR imaging. A user interface was developed for man-in-the-loop control of the device using real-time MR images. The user interface fuses all sensor signals (MR and manipulator information) in a visualization, planning, and control command environment. Path planning is performed with graphical tools for setting the trajectory of insertion of the interventional tool using multislice and/or three dimensional MR images which are refreshed in real time. The device control is performed with an embedded computer which runs real-time control software. The manipulator compatibility with the MR environment and image-guided operation was tested on a 1.5 T MR scanner.
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- Nikolaos V Tsekos
- Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, Room 1300, CB 8225, 4525 Scott Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Schulz T, Puccini S, Schneider JP, Kahn T. Interventional and intraoperative MR: review and update of techniques and clinical experience. Eur Radiol 2004; 14:2212-27. [PMID: 15480689 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-004-2496-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2004] [Revised: 08/12/2004] [Accepted: 08/16/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The concept of interventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is based on the integration of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, favored by the combination of the excellent morphological and functional imaging characteristics of MRI. The spectrum of MRI-assisted interventions ranges from biopsies and intraoperative guidance to thermal ablation modalities and vascular interventions. The most relevant recently published experimental and clinical results are discussed. In the future, interventional MRI is expected to play an important role in interventional radiology, minimal invasive therapy and guidance of surgical procedures. However, the associated high costs require a careful evaluation of its potentials in order to ensure cost-effective medical care.
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- Thomas Schulz
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Leipzig University Hospital, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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Aubé C, Schmidt D, Brieger J, Schenk M, Helmberger T, Koenig CW, Schick F, Claussen CD, Pereira PL. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Characteristics of Six Radiofrequency Electrodes in a Phantom Study. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2004; 15:385-92. [PMID: 15064343 DOI: 10.1097/01.rvi.0000121408.46920.f1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate and compare visibility and artifacts in magnetic resonance (MR) compatible radiofrequency (RF) electrodes for MR-guided RF ablation. MATERIAL AND METHODS Six different MR compatible electrodes for RF ablation including two internally cooled single needles, one internally cooled cluster needle, two expandable needles and one perfused needle were tested in a phantom study at 0.2 Tesla and at 1.5 Tesla field strength. Fluoroscopic, T1- and T2-weighted fast spin echo (FSE) and gradient echo (GE) sequences, which are usually used for MR-guided interventions, were evaluated. Qualitative and quantitative evaluations were performed. Length, width, noise, tip artifacts, global artifacts and global visualization of the RF electrodes that showed all sequences at different angles. RESULTS Qualitative analysis showed that electrodes were well visualized at all angles and sequences and on both MR imagers. Quantitative analysis showed that artifact-induced widening of the shaft was increased in all electrodes by: a). use of fluoroscopic sequences, GE sequences, and fat saturation, b). increasing the angle between the needle and main magnetic field, and c). high field strength (1.5 T). Expandable needles produced fewer tip artifacts but broader signal voids along the shaft compared to nonexpandable needles. Cluster electrodes produced less widening than the other electrodes. CONCLUSION Visibility and artifacts in all six MR compatible RF electrodes are satisfactory and these electrodes could be used for MR-guided radiofrequency ablation procedures.
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- Christophe Aubé
- Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Angers, Angers, France
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Hayashi N, Watanabe Y, Masumoto T, Mori H, Aoki S, Ohtomo K, Okitsu O, Takahashi T. Utilization of Low-Field MR Scanners. Magn Reson Med Sci 2004; 3:27-38. [PMID: 16093617 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.3.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The evident advantage of high-field MR (magnetic resonance) scanners is their higher signal-to-noise ratio, which results in improved imaging. While no reliable efficacy studies exist that compare the diagnostic capabilities of low- versus high-field scanners, the adoption and acceptance of low-field MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is subject to biases. On the other hand, the cost savings associated with low-field MRI hardware are obvious. The running costs of a non-superconductive low-field scanner show even greater differences in favor of low-field scanners. Patient anxiety and safety issues also reflect the advantages of low-field scanners. Recent technological developments in the realm of low-field MR scanners will lead to higher image quality, shorter scan times, and refined imaging protocols. Interventional and intraoperative use also supports the installation of low-field MR scanners. Utilization of low-field systems has the potential to enhance overall cost reductions with little or no loss of diagnostic performance.
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- Naoto Hayashi
- Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Gross S, Gilead A, Scherz A, Neeman M, Salomon Y. Monitoring photodynamic therapy of solid tumors online by BOLD-contrast MRI. Nat Med 2003; 9:1327-31. [PMID: 14502284 DOI: 10.1038/nm940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2002] [Accepted: 08/02/2003] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Antivascular photodynamic therapy (PDT) of tumors with palladium-bacteriopheophorbide (TOOKAD) relies on in situ photosensitization of the circulating drug by local generation of cytotoxic reactive oxygen species, which leads to rapid vascular occlusion, stasis, necrosis and tumor eradication. Intravascular production of reactive oxygen species is associated with photoconsumption of O(2) and consequent evolution of paramagnetic deoxyhemoglobin. In this study we evaluate the use of blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for real-time monitoring of PDT efficacy. Using a solid tumor model, we show that TOOKAD-PDT generates appreciable attenuation (25-40%) of the magnetic resonance signal, solely at the illuminated tumor site. This phenomenon is independent of, though augmented by, ensuing changes in blood flow. These results were validated by immunohistochemistry and intravital microscopy. The concept of photosensitized BOLD-contrast MRI may have intraoperative applications in interactive guidance and monitoring of antivascular cancer therapy, PDT treatment of macular degeneration, interventional cardiology and possibly other biomedical disciplines.
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- Shimon Gross
- Department of Biological Regulation, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Piron CA, Causer P, Jong R, Shumak R, Plewes DB. A hybrid breast biopsy system combining ultrasound and MRI. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING 2003; 22:1100-1110. [PMID: 12956265 DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2003.816951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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System design and initial phantom accuracy results for a novel biopsy system integrating both magnetic resonance (MR) and ultrasound (US) imaging modalities are presented. A phantom experiment was performed to investigate the efficacy of this hybrid guidance biopsy technique in a breast tissue mimicking phantom. A comparison between MR-guided core biopsy verses MR/US-guided core biopsy of phantom targets was realized using a scoring system based on the consistency of the acquired core samples (14 gauge). It was determined that the addition of US to guide needle placement improved the accuracy from an average score of 7.4 out of 10 (MRI guidance alone), to 9.6 (MRI/US guidance) over 21 trials. The average amount of needle tip correction resulting from the additional US information was determined to be 3.7 mm. This correction value is substantial, equal to approximately one radius of the intended targets. Hybrid US/MRI guided biopsy appears to offer a simple means to ensure accurate breast tissue sampling without the need for repeat MRI scans for verification or the need for real-time imaging in open MRI geometries.
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- C A Piron
- Department of Medical Biophysics, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
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Nabavi A, Gering DT, Kacher DF, Talos IF, Wells WM, Kikinis R, Black PM, Jolesz FA. Surgical navigation in the open MRI. ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA. SUPPLEMENT 2003; 85:121-5. [PMID: 12570147 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6043-5_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The introduction of MRI into neurosurgery has opened multiple avenues, but also introduced new challenges. The open-configuration intraoperative MRI installed at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in 1996 has been used for more than 500 open craniotomies and beyond 100 biopsies. Furthermore the versatile applicability, employing the same principles, is evident by its frequent use in other areas of the body. However, while intraoperative scanning in the SignaSP yielded unprecedented imaging during neurosurgical procedures their usage for navigation proved bulky and unhandy. To be fully integrated into the procedure, acquisition and display of intraoperative data have to be dynamic and primarily driven by the surgeon performing the procedure. To use the benefits of computer-assisted navigation systems together with immediate availability of intraoperative imaging we developed a software package. This "3D Slicer" has been used routinely for biopsies and open craniotomies. The system is stable and reliable. Pre- and intraoperative data can be visualized to plan and perform surgery, as well as to accommodate for intraoperative deformations, "brain shift", by providing online data acquisition.
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- A Nabavi
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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Wacker FK, Reither K, Ebert W, Wendt M, Lewin JS, Wolf KJ. MR image-guided endovascular procedures with the ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide SH U 555 C as an intravascular contrast agent: study in pigs. Radiology 2003; 226:459-64. [PMID: 12563140 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2262011815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the feasibility of using the ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO) SH U 555 C as an intravascular contrast agent for magnetic resonance (MR) image-guided vascular procedures with an open MR imaging system. MATERIALS AND METHODS All experiments were performed with MR imaging at 0.2 T. MR image-guided interventions were performed in USPIO-enhanced vessels in four pigs. With near real-time MR image guidance (acquisition time, 0.64 second per section), the splenic and renal arteries were consecutively catheterized by using a susceptibility artifact-based catheter-guide wire combination. Angioplasty and stent implantation were performed four times in the renal artery and twice in the iliac artery. Intraaortal signal intensity (SI) was measured during the interventions. RESULTS After administration of SH U 555 C (40 micromol of iron per kilogram of body weight), a three-dimensional MR angiographic sequence was performed that allowed visualization of the abdominal and pelvic vessels that were as small as 2 mm in diameter. Catheterization, angioplasty, and stent implantation were successfully guided in the USPIO-enhanced vasculature. Sixty minutes after contrast agent injection, the mean aortic SI was 70% of the maximum measured enhancement levels. CONCLUSION One intravenous injection of SH U 555 C enabled long, continuous intravascular SI enhancement at MR angiography, and, in combination with susceptibility artifact-based device tracking, the injection allowed the performance of MR imaging-guided intravascular interventions in an open MR imaging system.
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- Frank K Wacker
- Department of Radiology-MRI, Bolwell B 124, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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Puccini S, Bär NK, Bublat M, Kahn T, Busse H. Simulations of thermal tissue coagulation and their value for the planning and monitoring of laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT). Magn Reson Med 2003; 49:351-62. [PMID: 12541256 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.10357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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MRI information is widely used for the monitoring of thermal therapies, such as laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT). However, a detailed knowledge about the relationship between time/temperature exposure and resulting tissue thermal damage is needed to estimate the lesion extent. The aims of this work were to model the thermal response of laser-irradiated tissue and to assess the value of Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) for tumor therapy planning and monitoring. MCS yielded true 3D distributions of laser-induced temperature and thermal damage. These results were compared with 2D MR thermometry data from in vitro experiments performed on animal liver tissue over an ordinary range of laser powers (10-25 W) and irradiation times (5-25 min). Clinical reference data were available from MR-guided liver LITT procedures. MCS correctly predicted the shape of temperature and damage distributions. The quantitative agreement between simulated and measured lesion diameters was within 10% and 15% for the in vitro and in vivo cases, respectively. The simulated 53 degrees C isotherm best estimated the boundary of the final thermal damage (6% variance). This study shows that MCS of interstitial laser coagulation provides unique information that can be of use in the empirical correlation of temperature with thermal damage, and can assist greatly in thermal treatment planning and monitoring.
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- Silvia Puccini
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
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Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) is a new development in medicine that bridges the specialties of surgery and radiology. Deficiencies in the visualization of anatomical architecture and the perception of tumour boundaries in conventional open surgery have led to the integration of imaging within surgery. The superior soft tissue and multiplanar imaging features of magnetic resonance (MR) make this imaging modality superior to that of alternatives. The unique properties of MR to detect heat change and perfusion, and diffusion characteristics of tissue enhance the usefulness of this medium. Concurrent developments in computer aided image guidance and thermoablative technology, herald the era of minimally invasive tumour ablation. Applications have been developed for areas such as neurosurgery, general surgery, gynaecology and urology.
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- Laurence Gluch
- Magnetic Resonance Therapy Unit, Brigham and Womens' Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Pulyer Y, Hrovat MI. An open magnet utilizing ferro-refraction current magnification. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2002; 154:298-302. [PMID: 11846587 DOI: 10.1006/jmre.2001.2482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Ferro-refraction is the field magnification that is obtained when a current segment is near a high magnetic permeable boundary. It is shown that ferro-refraction may be used in the design of magnets for NMR or MRI to increase the efficiency of these magnets. The field may be modeled analytically with the Biot--Savart law and the inclusion of mirror image currents. Ferro-refraction is particularly useful in the design of monohedral magnets, magnets producing a remote homogeneous region which have the magnetic sources arranged to one side. These magnets have also been called planar magnets. Two designs for a monohedral magnet which produce good agreement between experimental and analytic results are presented.
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- Yuly Pulyer
- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Schirmer T, Geoffroy Y, Koran SJ, Ulrich F. Signa SP/2 – A MRI System for Image Guided Surgery. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1078/1615-1615-00053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Lipson AC, Gargollo PC, Black PM. Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging: considerations for the operating room of the future. J Clin Neurosci 2001; 8:305-10. [PMID: 11437567 DOI: 10.1054/jocn.2000.0833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Recent technological advances have made possible the introduction of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system into the operating room to guide neurosurgical interventions. We review the possibilities and limitations associated with various open-configuration magnet designs, including systems from the Phillips, Siemens, General Electric, Odin and IMRIS designs. This technology has been shown to be a feasible adjunct to current neurosurgical management of intracranial brain tumors for both biopsy and resection procedures and shows significant potential applications for epilepsy surgery, spine surgery and for minimally invasive interventional techniques. Combined with other surgical planning modalities, intra-operative MRI scanners provide an evolutionary influence on the design of today's operating room.
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- A C Lipson
- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Koenig CW, Duda SH, Truebenbach J, Schott UG, Maurer F, Claussen CD, Pereira PL. MR-guided biopsy of musculoskeletal lesions in a low-field system. J Magn Reson Imaging 2001; 13:761-8. [PMID: 11329199 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Thirty magnetic resonance (MR)-guided biopsies were obtained from 20 skeletal and 10 soft-tissue lesions in 31 patients using an open 0.2 T MR system equipped with interventional accessories. The results from aspiration (N = 3), core biopsy (N = 15), and transcortical trephine biopsy (N = 12) were evaluated for accuracy and clinical efficacy. Specimens were successfully obtained from 29 patients. Results were clinically effective in 23 patients, rated definitive in 16, nonconclusive in 9, and unspecific in 2 patients. A false diagnosis due to sampling error occurred in 2 patients, and biopsy sampling was impossible in one case. The best diagnostic yield was achieved from nontranscortical biopsies of osteolytic or soft-tissue masses. Results from transcortical biopsies were less specific due to the predominance of benign lesions. MR fluoroscopy for needle guidance was applied in 13 patients. Complete needle placement inside the magnet could be performed in 16 patients. MR-guided biopsy using an open low-field MR imager is feasible and clinically effective and will become a valuable tool in the management of musculoskeletal lesions. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2001;13:761-768.
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- C W Koenig
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
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Berkenstadt H, Perel A, Ram Z, Feldman Z, Nahtomi-Shick O, Hadani M. Anesthesia for magnetic resonance guided neurosurgery: initial experience with a new open magnetic resonance imaging system. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 2001; 13:158-62. [PMID: 11294459 DOI: 10.1097/00008506-200104000-00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The authors present their initial experience with a compact open magnetic resonance (MR) image-guided system, (PoleStar N-10, Odin Medical Technologies, Yokneam, Israel) used in a standard operating room, modified for radio frequency (RF) shielding. The low intensity of the magnetic field (0.12T), and the ability to lower the magnet from the operative field during surgery allows for an almost routine surgical procedure, in addition to the benefits of using intraoperative MR imaging. Although an MR compatible anesthesia machine and monitoring system are used, the system offers anesthesiologists access to the patient at all times during the procedure, and the ability to use conventional surgical equipment, syringe pumps, and warming devices. Propofol and remifentanil, used for maintaining anesthesia, allow early extubation and neurological evaluation at the end of surgery. Electrocorticographic monitoring can be used during surgery for epilepsy, and awake craniotomy can be performed. More experience with this new imaging system is required to assess its influence on clinical decision making and outcome.
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- H Berkenstadt
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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Birkfellner W, Solar P, Gahleitner A, Huber K, Kainberger F, Kettenbach J, Homolka P, Diemling M, Watzek G, Bergmann H. In-vitro assessment of a registration protocol for image guided implant dentistry. Clin Oral Implants Res 2001; 12:69-78. [PMID: 11168273 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0501.2001.012001069.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In this study a computer aided navigation technique for accurate positioning of oral implants was assessed. An optical tracking system with specially designed tools for monitoring the position of surgical instruments relative to the patient was used to register 5 partially or completely edentulous jaw models. Besides the accuracy of the tracking system, the precision of localizing a specific position on 3-dimensional preoperative imagery is governed by the registration algorithm which conveys the coordinate system of the preoperative computed tomography (CT) scan to the actual patient position. Two different point-to-point registration algorithms were compared for their suitability for this application. The accuracy was determined separately for the localization error of the position measurement hardware (fiducial localization error-FLE) and the error as reported by the registration algorithm (fiducial registration error-FRE). The overall error of the navigation procedure was determined as the localization error of additional landmarks (steel spheres, 0.5 mm diameter) after registration (target registration error-TRE). Images of the jaw models were obtained using a high resolution CT scan (1.5 mm slice thickness, 1 mm table feed, incremental scanning, 120 kV, 150 mAs, 512 x 512 matrix, FOV 120 mm). The accuracy of the position measurement probes was 0.69 +/- 0.15 mm (FLE). Using 3 implanted fiducial markers, FRE was 0.71 +/- 0.12 mm on average and 1.00 +/- 0.13 mm maximum. TRE was found to be 1.23 +/- 0.28 mm average and 1.87 +/- 0.47 mm maximum. Increasing the number of fiducial markers to a total of 5 did not significantly improve precision. Furthermore it was found that a registration algorithm based on solving an eigenvalue problem is the superior approach for point-to-point matching in terms of mathematical stability. The experimental results indicate that positioning accuracy of oral implants may benefit from computer aided intraoperative navigation. The accuracy achieved compares well to the resolution of the CT scan used. Further development of point-to-point/point-to-surface registration methods and tracking hardware has the potential to improve the precision of the method even further. Our system has potential to reduce the intraoperative risk of causing damage to critical anatomic structures, to minimize the efforts in prosthetic modelling, and to simplify the task of transferring preoperative planning data precisely to the operating room in general.
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MESH Headings
- Algorithms
- Dental Implantation, Endosseous/instrumentation
- Dental Implantation, Endosseous/methods
- Humans
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted/instrumentation
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted/methods
- Imaging, Three-Dimensional
- Intraoperative Care
- Intraoperative Complications/prevention & control
- Jaw, Edentulous/surgery
- Jaw, Edentulous, Partially/surgery
- Models, Dental
- Radiographic Image Enhancement/instrumentation
- Radiographic Image Enhancement/methods
- Radiology, Interventional
- Therapy, Computer-Assisted
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed/instrumentation
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods
- User-Computer Interface
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- W Birkfellner
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, University of Vienna, General Hospital Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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This investigation evaluated metallic surgical instruments for magnetic resonance (MR) safety in association with a 1.5-Tesla/64-MHz MR system. Seven different instruments (mallet, bone punch, curette, Weil-Blakesley ethmoid forceps, suction cannula, septum speculum, and Kocher-Langenbeck retractor; Aesculap, Inc. (South San Francisco, CA) were tested for magnetic field interactions, heating, and generation of artifacts by using previously described techniques. Heating was evaluated for the septum speculum and Kocher-Langenbeck retractor by using a special gel-filled phantom and a fluoroptic thermometer to record temperatures immediately before and during MRI performed at a whole-body averaged SAR of 1.3 W/kg. Artifacts were assessed with the instruments placed inside of a gel-filled phantom and performing MRI using T1-weighted spin-echo and gradient-echo pulse sequences. Magnetic field interactions were relatively minor (deflection angles, 0 to 7 degrees; torque, 0 to +1), the highest temperature changes were < or = +0.8 degrees C, and the artifacts should not create substantial problems considering the "intended use" for these instruments. The findings of the MR safety tests indicated that the seven different metallic surgical instruments (Aesculap, Inc.) would be safe and acceptable for use in interventional MRI procedures performed with MR systems with static magnetic fields of 1.5 T or less. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2001;13:152-157.
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- F G Shellock
- Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90045, USA. www.MRIsafety.com
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Shankaranarayanan A, Wendt M, Aschoff AJ, Lewin JS, Duerk JL. Radial keyhole sequences for low field projection reconstruction interventional MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging 2001; 13:142-51. [PMID: 11169817 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2586(200101)13:1<142::aid-jmri1022>3.0.co;2-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Interventional magnetic resonance imaging (IMRI) is a rapidly emerging application for MRI in which diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are performed with MR image guidance. Real-time or near-real-time image acquisition and relative insensitivity to motion are essential for most intraoperative, therapeutic, and diagnostic procedures performed under MR guidance. The purpose of this work was to demonstrate the development and utility of two alternative rapid acquisition strategies during IMRI that are analogous to computed tomography fluoroscopy or keyhole MRI in a radial rather than rectilinear coordinate frame. The two strategies discussed here, interleaved projection reconstruction and continuous projection reconstruction, are compared and the feasibility of their application in experimental interventional applications is studied. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2001;13:142-151.
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- A Shankaranarayanan
- Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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Interventional MRI (IMRI) has entered into a new stage in which computer-based techniques play an increasing role in planning, monitoring, and controlling the procedures. The use of interactive imaging, navigational image guidance techniques, and image processing methods is demonstrated in various applications. The integration of intraoperative MRI guidance and computer-assisted surgery will greatly accelerate the clinical utility of image-guided therapy in general and interventional MRI in particular. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2001;13:69-77.
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- F A Jolesz
- Department of Radiology/MRI, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Magnetic resonance techniques have become increasingly important in neurology for defining: 1. brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerve or muscle structure; 2. pathological changes in tissue structures and properties; and 3. dynamic patterns of functional activation of the brain. New applications have been driven in part by advances in hardware, particularly improvements in magnet and gradient coil design. New imaging strategies allow novel approaches to contrast with, for example, diffusion imaging, magnetization transfer imaging, perfusion imaging and functional magnetic resonance imaging. In parallel with developments in hardware and image acquisition have been new approaches to image analysis. These have allowed quantitative descriptions of the image changes to be used for a precise, non-invasive definition of pathology. With the increasing capabilities and specificity of magnetic resonance techniques it is becoming more important that the neurologist is intimately involved in both the selection of magnetic resonance studies for patients and their interpretation. There is a need for considerably improved access to magnetic resonance technology, particularly in the acute or intensive care ward and in the neurosurgical theatre. This report illustrates several key developments. The task force concludes that magnetic resonance imaging is a major clinical tool of growing significance and offers recommendations for maximizing the potential future for magnetic resonance techniques in neurology.
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Peters RD, Chan E, Trachtenberg J, Jothy S, Kapusta L, Kucharczyk W, Henkelman RM. Magnetic resonance thermometry for predicting thermal damage: an application of interstitial laser coagulation in an in vivo canine prostate model. Magn Reson Med 2000; 44:873-83. [PMID: 11108624 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2594(200012)44:6<873::aid-mrm8>3.0.co;2-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Magnetic resonance image-guidance for interstitial thermal therapy has proven to be a valuable tool in its traditional role in device localization and, more recently, in monitoring heat deposition within tissue. However, a quantitative understanding of how temperature-time exposure relates to thermal damage is crucial if the predictive value of real-time MR thermal-monitoring is to be fully realized. Results are presented on interstitial laser coagulation of two canine prostate models which are shown to provide an opportunity to evaluate three models of thermal damage based on a threshold maximum temperature, an Arrhenius damage integral, and a temperature-time product. These models were compared to the resultant lesion margin as derived from post-treatment T(1)- and T(2)-weighted MR images, as well as from direct histological evaluation of the excised canine prostate. Histological evaluation shows that the thermal-injury boundary can be predicted from a threshold-maximum temperature of approximately 51 degrees C or an equivalent Arrhenius t(43) period of 200 minutes, but it is not reliably predicted using the temperature-time product. The methods described in this study are expected to have implications for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer with interstitial laser coagulation, which will be the focus of future human studies.
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- R D Peters
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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D'Amico A, Cormack R, Kumar S, Tempany CM. Real-time magnetic resonance imaging-guided brachytherapy in the treatment of selected patients with clinically localized prostate cancer. J Endourol 2000; 14:367-70. [PMID: 10910153 DOI: 10.1089/end.2000.14.367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A real-time three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided implant technique has been designed and implemented. This report summarizes the dosimetry achieved and the acute morbidity in the first patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS To date, 43 patients with clinical stage T(1c)N(X)M(0) prostate cancer, serum prostate specific antigen <10 ng/mL, and biopsy Gleason score no higher than 3 + 4 have been treated. The procedure was performed using an open magnet, with axial T1-weighted and fast spin echo images. The prescribed minimum radiation dose to the peripheral zone was 160 Gy. The total activity implanted ranged from 18.8 to 47.5 mCi using 43 to 120 (median 80) (125)I seeds. Dosimetric analyses were performed intraoperatively in real time for the tumor, anterior rectal wall, and prostatic urethra. RESULTS The percent of the clinical target volume receiving the prescription dose was 89% to 99% (median 96%). Using a conservative estimate of 164 Gy, no more than 9% of the urethral volume exceeded the tolerated dose. Using an estimated tolerated dose of 82 Gy, 30% to 100% (median 68%) of the anterior rectal wall volume was within the dose limit. Thirty-nine patients voided spontaneously within 3 hours of Foley catheter discontinuation, although four patients required recatheterization for a period. No patient reported gastrointestinal or sexual dysfunction during the first postoperative month. CONCLUSION A real-time MR-guided technique can achieve a minimum of 89% coverage of the tumor volume while maintaining the prostatic urethra and most of the anterior rectal wall below tolerance levels. Acute morbidity was minimal. Further follow-up is needed to ascertain the impact on cancer control and quality of life.
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- A D'Amico
- Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
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Developments in technology have led to the merger of two distinct environments, that of magnetic resonance imaging and that of the operating room. The major advantage of this merger for neurosurgical procedures is the ability to perform real-time imaging to help guide surgery. This review discusses the role of the anesthesiologist in the planning and administration of safe anesthesia in this new and challenging environment.
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- P H Manninen
- Department of Anesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada
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Peters RD, Henkelman RM. Proton-resonance frequency shift MR thermometry is affected by changes in the electrical conductivity of tissue. Magn Reson Med 2000; 43:62-71. [PMID: 10642732 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-2594(200001)43:1<62::aid-mrm8>3.0.co;2-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The proton-resonance frequency (PRF) shift method of MR thermometry provides an easy and practical means of quantitatively monitoring in vivo temperatures for MR image-guided thermal-coagulation therapy. However, reported discrepancies in the numerical value of the PRF-thermal coefficient persist, when measured in a variety of experimental conditions and in different tissue types, both ex vivo and in vivo. In this report, a potential source of variation in the PRF-shift method of thermometry is identified that manifests as a constant incremental phase shift per unit change in temperature that is independent of the echo-time setting, when constructing temperature-sensitive phase images from a gradient-echo pulse sequence. It is proposed that this confounding phase-shift offset arises from thermally induced changes in the electrical conductivity of the material. To this end, it is demonstrated that the MR-derived temperature changes could be in error by as much as 28%, as measured from a simple calibration experiment on freshly excised cow liver. A simple method of overcoming this phase-shift offset is described.
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- R D Peters
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Science Center, Ontario, Canada.
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