Abstract #0601

Fully MR-Guided Implantation of a Bioresorbable Scaffold in the Left Coronary Artery of a Pig at 3T

Simon Reiss¹, Timo Heidt², Thomas Lottner¹, Ali Caglar Özen¹, Axel Joachim Krafft¹, Klaus Düring³, Constantin von zur Mühlen², and Michael Bock¹

¹Dept. of Radiology, Medical Physics, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, ²Dept. of Cardiology and Angiology I, University Heart Center, Freiburg, Germany, ³MaRVis Interventional GmbH, Frechen, Germany

MR-guided cardiovascular interventions do not use ionizing radiation, provide excellent soft tissue contrast, and enable functional measurements. The feasibility of MR-guided percutaneous coronary intervention has been demonstrated in animal trials using metallic stents. Recently, bio-resorbable vascular scaffolds have been introduced for stenting of coronary arteries. These scaffolds enable artifact-free MR imaging of the coronary artery segment that the result of the intervention can be readily assessed via MR imaging. We show the first fully MR-guided PCI with a bioresorbable scaffold in the LCA of a pig at 3T using dedicated active guiding catheters, an MR-safe guidewire and BVS delivery system.

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