MR-guided intravascular interventions often lack steerable devices due to potential RF heating of long metallic components. In this study, we present a novel 7F MR safe and passively visible steerable catheter. Real-time MR image guidance of this catheter was demonstrated in a vessel phantom in a clinical 3T MR scanner to evaluate the catheter’s mechanical efficacy and MR visibility. Small vascular structures such as the renal artery could be probed efficiently with the polymer-only based catheter. With the integrated iron markers it was visible in its entirety, and the limited artifact size allowed for the effective visualization of surrounding tissue.
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