Interventional
MRI: The State of the Art and Beyond
Kim Butts, Ph.D., Organizer Tuesday, 18 May 2004, 10:30 -
12:30 Last
updated 05 May 2009
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to
provide an overview of the kinds of new and exciting procedures that are
being developed using MRI guidance. Each presentation will provide
specific experiences with open MRI systems, MR-compatible devices, and
the value of MRI-guidance.
Educational Objectives: Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to: List
several procedures that are being developed under MRI guidance; Describe the
types of MR-compatible devices and open MRI systems that are available; Describe some of
the challenges of using MRI guidance for interventional procedures;
Compare the value of MRI-guidance to other available
image-guidance systems.
