| Interventional MRI: Mixed Hall C |
| 1304. Investigation of Image Artifacts of a Carbon Needle for Interventional MRI, J.R. Reichenbach, S. Wurdinger, S.O.R. Pfleiderer and W.A. Kaiser, Friedrich-Schiller Universität, Jena, Germany. |
| 1305. A Study of the Use of Overhauser Enhancement to Assist Needle Placement During Interventional MRI, G. Ehnholm, K. Golman, E. Vahala, I. Leunbach, M. Ylihautala and I. Young, Picker Nordstar, Helsinki, Finland; Nycomed Innovation, Malmo, Sweden and Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK. |
| 1306. An MR Compatible Endoscope with Interchangeable Inductively-Coupled Receiver Coil and Tip Tracking Facility, D.J. Gilderdale, D.J. Larkman, G.A. Coutts, A.D. Williams and N.M. deSouza, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK. |
| 1307. Active Marker of Catheters for MRI Guided Interventions, F. Toennissen, A. Melzer, F. Götz, M. Busch and R. Seibel, Mediport Simag GmbH, Berlin, Germany; University of Applied Science Gelsenkirchen, Germany and Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany. |
| 1308. Real-Time Passive Catheter Tracking on a Clinical MR Scanner, O. Unal, R. Omary, W.F. Block, F.R. Korosec, C.A. Mistretta, T.M. Grist and C.M. Strother, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. |
| 1309. Real-Time MRI-Guided Passive Catheter Tracking Using Gadolinium-Filled Catheters, R.A. Omary, O. Unal, D.S. Koscielski, R. Frayne, F.R. Korosec, C.A. Mistretta, C.M. Strother and T.M. Grist, University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, Madison, WI, USA. |
| 1310. Tracking of Susceptibility-Based Devices in 2D Subtraction Images, R. van der Weide, C.J.G. Bakker and M.A. Viergever, University Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands. |
| 1311. Direct Visualization of Susceptibility-Based Devices in Relation to the Vasculature, C. Bos, C.J.G. Bakker and M.A. Viergever, University Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands. |
| 1312. A Loopless Helical Intravascular MR Imaging Antenna, A.C. Lardo, E.R. McVeigh, H.R. Halperin and E. Atalar, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA and National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. |
| 1313. Intracoronary High-Resolution MR Imaging Using a Loopless Antenna: An Initial In Vivo Study, X. Yang, J-M. Serfaty, H.H. Quick, A.W. Heldman, K.A. Shunk, P. Karmarkar and E. Atalar, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA. |
| 1314. New Concept of Vena Cava Filters with Signal Enhancement in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, A. Melzer, G. Schaefers, F. Toennissen and M. Busch, University of Applied Sciences, Gelsenkirchen, Germany; Mediport Simag GmbH, Berlin, Germany and Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany. |
| 1315. MR-Guided Placement of a Vena Cava Filter in a Pig, L.W. Bartels, C. Bos, R. van der Weide, H.F.M. Smits, C.J.G. Bakker and M.A. Viergever, University Hospital Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. |
| 1316. Coil Embolisation of Renal Arteries Under Real-Time MR Control Exploiting Radial K-Space Filling: In Vivo Animal Experiments, A. Bücker, G. Adam, J. Neuerburg, A. Glowinski, V. Rasche, T. Schaeffter, J.J. van Vaals and R.W. Günther, University of Aachen, Aachen, Germany and Philips Research Laboratories, Hamburg Germany. |
| 1317. Signal Enhancement of Stents in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, A. Melzer, M. Busch, F. Toennissen, T. Bertsch and R. Seibel, University of Applied Sciences, Gelsenkirchen, Germany; Mediport Simag GmbH, Berlin, Germany and Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany. |
| 1318. Non-Invasive Evaluation of Hemodynamic Properties of Synthetic Grafts by a New MRI Technique in the Femoro-Popliteal Segment, H.D. Sorensen, S. Oyre, J. Rickers, W.P. Paaske and E.M. Pedersen, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark. |
| 1319. In Vitro Evaluation of Iliac Artery Stent Artifacts in 3-D Magnetic Resonance Angiography, D. Maintz, H. Kugel, P. Landwehr, F. Schellhammer and K. Lackner, University of Cologne, School of Medicine, Cologne, Germany. |
| 1320. Stent MR-Compatibility of the Second Kind: In Vitro Test of 23 Stents Concerning their Possibility to Determine Patency by MRA, A. Bücker, J.M.A. Meyer, K. Schürmann, A. Rübben, J.J. van Vaals and R.W. Günther, University of Aachen, Aachen, Germany and Philips Medical Systems, Best, The Netherlands. |
| 1321. Improved Localization of Devices Equipped with Resonant Fiducial Markers Using a Spin Echo Technique, S. Weiss and T. Schaeffter, Philips Research Laboratories, Hamburg, Germany. |
| 1322. Optimization of a Resonant Circuit as Fiducial Marker for a Catheter Tip Localization, S. Weiss, H. Richter and K.M. Lüdeke, Philips Research Laboratories, Hamburg, Germany. |
| 1323. Percutaneous MR-Guided High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy of Liver Metastasis, S. Schamp, J. Kettenbach, B. Pokrajac, P. Mayer, C. Fellner, A. Fransson, W. Scheitauer, W. Schima, W. Seitz, R. Pötter and J. Lammer, University Hospital of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. |
| 1324. Percutaneous MR Guided Lumbar Discectomy: Imaging Requirements for Visualization of the Lumbar Anatomy and the Disc Forceps, G. Ahlbaeumer, Y. Geoffroy, J-F. Roy, P. Montminy and C. Moisan, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Québec City, Québec, Canada and General Electric Medical Systems, Milwaukee, WI, USA. |
| 1325. Percutaneous MR Guided Lumbar Discectomy with Ceramic-Mouthed Forceps: MR Compatibility and Mechanical Testing in a Human Cadaver, G. Ahlbaeumer, Y. Geoffroy, J-F. Roy, P. Montminy and C. Moisan, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Québec City, Québec, Canada and General Electric Medical Systems, Milwaukee, WI, USA. |
| 1326. MR-guided Breast Interventions in a Vertical Open 0.5 T MR System - Wire Localization and Percutaneous High Speed Cut Biopsies, J.P. Schneider, T. Schulz, F. Schmidt, S. Rüger, S. Leinung, L.C. Horn and T. Kahn, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. |
| 1327. A New MR Based Needle Trajectory Guidance Scheme for Neurobiopsy at 1.5T, H. Liu, W.A. Hall and C.L. Truwit, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. |
| 1328. Integrated Surgical Navigation in an Intraoperative MRI-System, A. Nabavi, D. Gering, V. Mehta, D. Kacher, R.S. Pergolizzi, R.B. Schwartz, N. Hata, E. Woodard, P.E. Stieg, R. Kikinis, W.E.L. Grimson, P.M.L. Black and F. Jolesz, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. |
| 1329. "Brain Shift" in the Intraoperative MRI, A. Nabavi, D. Gering, M. Ferrant, M. Kaus, D. Kacher, R.S. Pergolizzi, V. Mehta, W. Wells, S. Timoner, C.T. Mamisch, M. Das, S. Bonitz, N. Hata, S. Warfield, C.F. Westin, P. Everet, P.E. Stieg, R. Kikinis, W.E.L. Grimson, P.M.L. Black and F. Jolesz, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, USA and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. |
| 1330. Motion Robust Imaging for Continuous Intraoperative MRI, D.F. Kacher, S.E. Maier, H. Mamata, Y. Mamata, A. Nabavi and F.A. Jolesz, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. |
| 1331. Improved Coil Designs for Neurosurgical Guidance with Open-Concept MR Systems, C.A. White, M.J. Bronskill, W. Kucharczyk and N.B. Konyer, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
| 1332. Real-Time MR-Fluoroscopic Guidance of Interventional Procedures Using a Closed Short Bore System, K.U. Wentz, R. Rüth, C.A. von Weymarn, J. Froehlich, R. Altermatt, C. Bader and C.L. Zollikofer, Cantonal Hospital, Winterthur, Switzerland. |
| 1333. On the Feasibility of Integrating a Flat-Panel X-Ray Fluoroscopy System into an Open MRI System, R. Fahrig, K. Butts, J.A. Rowlands, R. Saunders, D.L. Ergun, J. Stanton, S. Kee, B.L. Daniel and N.J. Pelc, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; GE Medical Systems, Milwaukee, WI, USA and Lunar Corp., Madison, WI, USA. |