Fig. 24.1 (a) Floor plan imparting the size of each room and its respective control room as well as the equipment in each room and its maneuverability (Courtesy of Payette…

Metrics Explanation Instruments Sensors References Time (s) Time taken to complete the procedure Flexible/rigid 0 [12–28] Path length (m) Total distance travelled by the instrument Flexible/rigid 1 (PS)/EC [13–15, 19,…

and Ferenc A. Jolesz2   (1) Symbow Medical Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, China (2) National Center for Image Guided Therapy, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA…

Fig. 54.1 Visualizing both RF-ablation (red arrows) and cryoablation (freezing) lesions (yellow arrows) placed in a swine heart using the LGE pulse sequence. Note the different appearance of cryo lesions…

Fig. 55.1 Schematic representation of imaging sequences Spin Echo SE and Gradient Echo GE. SE: after a 90° pulse, a second pulse (180°) rotates the transverse magnetisation by 180° about…

Fig. 12.1 The overall setup for a CT-guided interventional procedure. The patient is positioned on the CT table (left) and scanned from the radiation-shielded control room (middle). The probe is…

Electrode manufacturer Type of RF electrodes Alloy X m (cm3/mol) Diameter (mm) Shaft length (mm) Active tip length (mm) RF system Power regulation Cool-Tip MR Radionics (Burlington, MA) [9, 17,…

Fig. 33.1 Neurobiopsy from rear of scanner. (a) Neurosurgeon easily reaches into short-bore MR scanner to align trajectory guide for MR-guided neurobiopsy. (b) Oblique sagittal turboFLAIR MR image shows needle…

Fig. 60.1 Published data on image-guided liver surgery and arranged by nature of end points (technical, clinical) vs. objectivity (qualitative and quantitative) While demonstrating efficacy on a technical level can…