[Principles of MR-guided interventions, surgery, navigation, and robotics].
The application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as an imaging technique in interventional and surgical techniques provides a new dimension of soft tissue-oriented precise procedures without exposure to ionizing radiation and nephrotoxic allergenic, iodine-containing contrast agents. The technical capabilities of MRI in combination with interventional devices and systems, navigation, and robotics are discussed.
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IMSaT Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Dundee, UK. a.melzer@dundee.ac.uk
D000818:Animals; D004724:Endoscopy; D004867:Equipment Design; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation; D053783:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015607:Stents; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*