title: Interventional MRI-guided brain biopsies using inductively coupled surface coils.
abstract: The technical realization of inductively coupled surface coils for interventional MR-guided procedures, and the application to brain biopsies in a 0.2 T magnet is described. The advantages compared to standard coils are discussed, and the results of 26 biopsies on eight different neuropathologic diagnoses from varying locations within the brain are presented. Initial experience shows that inductively coupled coils can offer an increased number of indications for interventional procedures in the brain, easier handling of sterility, and often a better access for the surgeon, compared to the use of standard MR head coils.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University Hospital, Heidelberg School of Medicine, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Staubert
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vester
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Tronnier
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Renz
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Wirtz
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Bonsanto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kunze
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data