Magnetic resonance imaging of a medical device and proximate body tissue
First Claim
1. A method of generating an MRI image of a medical device and proximate body tissue in which the device is located, wherein the medical device has incorporated therein an imaging material comprising selected MRI detectable nuclei, wherein the medical device further comprises a receiver coil, the method comprising:
- performing a first MRI process on a body portion including at least a portion of the medical device to obtain first image data, wherein the first MRI process is adapted to detect MRI detectable nuclei present in the proximate body tissue by using an RF antenna external to the body portion;
performing a second MRI process on the body portion to obtain second image data, wherein the second MRI process is adapted to detect the selected MRI detectable nuclei contained in the medical device imaging material and the selected MRI detectable nuclei is not the same nuclei that the first MRI process is adapted to detect, wherein the receiver coil provides MRI enhancement by detecting a signal emitted from the MRI detectable nuclei contained in the medical device; and
combining the second image data with the first image data to produce combined image data for the medical device and the proximate body tissue, and that indicates the relative position of the medical device within the proximate body tissue.
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Abstract
Medical devices incorporate therein imaging materials having selected MRI detectable nuclei to provide useful magnetic resonance images of the medical devices and proximate body tissue. Also, a method generates MRI images of such a medical device, and involves performing first and second MRI processes on a body portion including at least a portion of the medical device to obtain, respectively, first and second image data. The first MRI process is adapted to detect MRI detectable nuclei present in the proximate body tissue, and the second MRI process is adapted to detect the selected MRI detectable nuclei contained in the device'"'"'s imaging material. The selected MRI detectable nuclei incorporated in the imaging material is not the same nuclei that the first MRI process is adapted to detect. The second image data are combined with the first image data to produce image data for the medical device and the proximate body tissue.
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49 Claims
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1. A method of generating an MRI image of a medical device and proximate body tissue in which the device is located, wherein the medical device has incorporated therein an imaging material comprising selected MRI detectable nuclei, wherein the medical device further comprises a receiver coil, the method comprising:
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performing a first MRI process on a body portion including at least a portion of the medical device to obtain first image data, wherein the first MRI process is adapted to detect MRI detectable nuclei present in the proximate body tissue by using an RF antenna external to the body portion; performing a second MRI process on the body portion to obtain second image data, wherein the second MRI process is adapted to detect the selected MRI detectable nuclei contained in the medical device imaging material and the selected MRI detectable nuclei is not the same nuclei that the first MRI process is adapted to detect, wherein the receiver coil provides MRI enhancement by detecting a signal emitted from the MRI detectable nuclei contained in the medical device; and combining the second image data with the first image data to produce combined image data for the medical device and the proximate body tissue, and that indicates the relative position of the medical device within the proximate body tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method of generating an MRI image of a medical device and proximate body tissue in which the device is located, wherein the medical device has incorporated therein an imaging material comprising selected MRI detectable nuclei, the method comprising:
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performing a first MRI process on a body portion including at least a portion of the medical device to obtain first image data, wherein the first MRI process is adapted to detect MRI detectable nuclei present in the proximate body tissue; performing a second MRI process on a body portion to obtain second image data, wherein the second MRI process is adapted to detect the selected MRI detectable nuclei contained in the medical device imaging material and the selected MRI detectable nuclei is not the same nuclei that the first MRI process is adapted to detect, wherein the first MRI process and the second MRI process use the same frequency for transmitted radio frequency excitation pulses, and wherein the first MRI process uses a first magnetic field strength that is different from a second magnetic field strength used in the second MRI process; and combining the second image data with the first image data to produce combined image data for the medical device and the proximate body tissue, and that indicates the relative position of the medical device within the proximate body tissue.
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49. A method of generating an MRI image of a medical device and proximate body tissue in which the device is located, wherein the medical device has incorporated therein an imaging material comprising selected MRI detectable nuclei, the method comprising:
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performing a first MRI process on a body portion including at least a portion of the medical device to obtain first image data, wherein the first MRI process is adapted to detect MRI detectable nuclei present in the proximate body tissue; performing a second MRI process on a body portion to obtain second image data, wherein the second MRI process is adapted to detect the selected MRI detectable nuclei contained in the medical device imaging material and the selected MRI detectable nuclei is not the same nuclei that the first MRI process is adapted to detect, wherein the second MRI process is a fluorine nuclei MRI process and the imaging material incorporated into the medical device includes fluorine nuclei, wherein the imaging material comprises perluoro-[15]-crown-5-ether; and combining the second image data with the first image data to produce combined image data for the medical device and the proximate body tissue, and that indicates the relative position of the medical device within the proximate body tissue.
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