Abstract #2553

Biopsy of Liver Lesions with MR Fluoroscopy Using an High Field Open MRI Scanner

Frank Fischbach¹, Juergen Bunke², Markus Thormann¹, Gunnar Gaffke¹, Jungnickel Kerstin¹, Jens Ricke¹

¹Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, SA, Germany; ²Philips Healthcare, Hamburg, HH, Germany

New high field open-configured magnets are best suited for MR-guidance of biopsies in the liver. The technique requires only the basic interventional package and uses a skill set that is already familiar to radiologists who regularly perform percutaneous procedures.