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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2006
Pelin Aksit, Columbia, MD (US);
Shashank Sathyanarayana, Baltimore, MD (US);
Meiyappan Solaiyappan, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Ergin Atalar, Ankara, TR;
Pelin Aksit, Columbia, MD (US);
Shashank Sathyanarayana, Baltimore, MD (US);
Meiyappan Solaiyappan, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Ergin Atalar, Ankara, TR;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
An MR system and method for tracking a device of an interventional procedure within a scan subject is disclosed. At least two MR projections of the device are acquired, from which 3D coordinates of the device are determined. Subsequent image acquisition is adjusted with respect to the coordinates of the device to guide movement thereof towards target anatomy. The present system and method provide the ability to locate and visualize continuous portions of an interventional device in 3D, and do not require the use of embedded RF localizing coils.