Integration and evaluation of a gradient-based needle navigation system for percutaneous MR-guided interventions.

The purpose of the present study was to integrate an interactive gradient-based needle navigation system and to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of the system for real-time MR guided needle puncture in a multi-ring phantom and in vivo in a porcine model. The gradient-based navigation system was...

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Main Authors: Li Pan, Steffi Valdeig, Urte Kägebein, Kun Qing, Barry Fetics, Amir Roth, Erez Nevo, Bennet Hensen, Clifford R Weiss, Frank K Wacker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236295