title: Navigation concepts for magnetic resonance imaging-guided musculoskeletal interventions.
abstract: Image-guided musculoskeletal (MSK) interventions are a widely used alternative to open surgical procedures for various pathological findings in different body regions. They traditionally involve one of the established x-ray imaging techniques (radiography, fluoroscopy, computed tomography) or ultrasound scanning. Over the last decades, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has evolved into one of the most powerful diagnostic tools for nearly the whole body and has therefore been increasingly considered for interventional guidance as well.The strength of MRI for MSK applications is a combination of well-known general advantages, such as multiplanar and functional imaging capabilities, wide choice of tissue contrasts, and absence of ionizing radiation, as well as a number of MSK-specific factors, for example, the excellent depiction of soft-tissue tumors, nonosteolytic bone changes, and bone marrow lesions. On the downside, the magnetic resonance-compatible equipment needed, restricted space in the magnet, longer imaging times, and the more complex workflow have so far limited the number of MSK procedures under MRI guidance.Navigation solutions are generally a natural extension of any interventional imaging system, in particular, because powerful hardware and software for image processing have become routinely available. They help to identify proper access paths, provide accurate feedback on the instrument positions, facilitate the workflow in an MRI environment, and ultimately contribute to procedural safety and success.The purposes of this work were to describe some basic concepts and devices for MRI guidance of MSK procedures and to discuss technical and clinical achievements and challenges for some selected implementations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany. harald.busse@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Busse
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moche
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D053783:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*