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Abstract #2551

Punctures in a Hybrid MR/X-Ray-Angiographysuite Using MR Image Overlay and Stereoscopic X-Ray Navigation: A Study in Phantoms, Animals and a Patient

Bernhard Meyer1, Dara L. Kraitchman2, Alexander Brost3, Liron Yatziv4, Norbert Strobel5, Wesley Gilson6, Jonathan S. Lewin7, Frank K. Wacker7

1Radiology, Charite, Berlin, Germany; 2The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; 3Informatics - Pattern Recognition, Universitaet Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; 4Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton, NJ, USA; 5AX Division, Siemens Medical Solutions, Forchheim, Germany; 6Siemens Corporate Research, Baltimore, MD, USA; 7The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science , Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA


Purpose: To test the feasibility and accuracy of the stereoscopic X-ray based MR overlay navigation for percutaneous punctures in phantoms, animals and a patient.