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George Rappard1, Gregory J Metzger, James L Fleckenstein, Evelyn E Babcock, Paul T Weatherall, Robert E Replogle, G Lee Pride, Susan L Miller, Christina E Adams, Phillip D Purdy.
Abstract
Percutaneous intraspinal navigation (PIN) is a new minimally invasive approach to the CNS. The authors studied the utility of MR-guided intracranial navigation following access to the subarachnoid compartment via PIN. The passive tracking technique was employed to visualize devices during intracranial navigation. Under steady-state free precession (SSFP) MR-guidance a microcatheter-microguidewire was successfully navigated to multiple brain foci in two cadavers. SSFP MR fluoroscopy possesses adequate contrast and temporal resolution to allow MR-guided intracranial navigation.Mesh:
Year: 2003 PMID: 12695192 PMCID: PMC8148659
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol ISSN: 0195-6108 Impact factor: 3.825