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SANJEET HEGDE – UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
iCMR: Are we there yet ?
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Diagnostic
Dysprosium Catheter CO2 balloon tip Tuned Fiducial Marker Catheter
H1-F19 Catheter
XMR Guidance
Catheter tracking & visualization
What keeps me up at night ?!
Wish List• MRI compatible, safe and visible catheters, guide wires & devices
• Hybrid labs that allow seamless transition between imaging modalities and allow for hybrid imaging
• Real time MRI that gives frame rates and in-plane spatial resolution that is comparable to x-ray fluoroscopy
• Rather than re-invent the wheel
Collaborate!
UCSD: Center for Medical Devices & Instrumentation- Prof Juan LasherasCenter for Functional MRI-Prof Thomas Liu & Prof Eric Wong
Is interventional CMR feasible ?