Magnetic resonance imaging guidewire probe

The invention describes a system, method, and means for an MRI guidewire that can be visible on an MRI, can act as an antenna and receive MRI signals from surrounding subject matter, and can allow the use of multiple interventional tools without removal of the guidewire from a subject.

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Main Authors ERGIN ATALAR, XIAOMING YANG, HENRY R. HALPERIN, CHRISTINE ENGER MCNAMARA, ELLIOTT R. MCVEIGH, PARAG KARMARKAR, ALBERT C. LARDO, PAUL A. BOTTOMLEY
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.11.2000
Subjects
ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY
DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY
DIAGNOSIS
ELECTRICITY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEASURING
MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PHYSICS
SURGERY
TESTING
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Summary:The invention describes a system, method, and means for an MRI guidewire that can be visible on an MRI, can act as an antenna and receive MRI signals from surrounding subject matter, and can allow the use of multiple interventional tools without removal of the guidewire from a subject.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20000042368