Journal
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
Volume 31, Issue 4, Pages 1015-1019Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22097
Keywords
image-guided interventions; real-time MRI; 3D roadmaps; MRA; MRCP; maximum intensity projection (MIP)
Funding
- Division of Intramural Research, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, USA [Z01-HL005062-07]
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Purpose: To enhance real-time magnetic resonance (MR)-guided catheter navigation by overlaying colorized multi-phase MR angiography (MRA) and cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) roadmaps in an anatomic context. Materials and Methods: Time-resolved MRA and respiratory-gated MRCP were acquired prior to real-lime imaging in a pig model. MRA and MRCP data were loaded into a custom real-time MRI reconstruction and visualization workstation where they were displayed as maximum intensity projections (MIPs) in distinct colors. The MIPs were rendered in 3D together with real-time multislice imaging data using alpha blending. Interactive rotation allowed different views of the combined data. Results: Fused display of the previously acquired MIP angiography data with real-time imaging added anatomical context during endovascular interventions in swine. The use of multiple MIPs rendered in different colors facilitated differentiation of vascular structures, improving visual feedback during device navigation. Conclusion: Interventional real-time MRI may be enhanced by combining with previously acquired multi-phase angiograms. Rendered as 3D MIPs together with 2D slice data, this technique provided useful anatomical context that enhanced M RI -guided interventional applications.
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