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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
May. 19, 2003
Frank K. Wacker, 72074 Tuebingen, DE;
Jeffrey L. Duerk, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Jonathan S. Lewin, Beachwood, OH (US);
Robbert M. Maes, 6525 ZC Nijmegen, NL;
Frank K. Wacker, 72074 Tuebingen, DE;
Jeffrey L. Duerk, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Jonathan S. Lewin, Beachwood, OH (US);
Robbert M. Maes, 6525 ZC Nijmegen, NL;
Other;
Abstract
A method to detect the location of a catheter relative to a targeted location in a blood vessel is provided. One example method includes acquiring and displaying magnetic resonance (MR) images while a first MR contrast agent is present and while the operation of that first MR contrast agent is counter-acted by a second MR contrast agent. Both MR contrast agents may be introduced into a blood vessel by the catheter whose position is to be detected.