@inproceedings{3ebbee83d01c44a1a8b33f3f54df516c,
title = "An image processing environment for guiding vascular MR interventions",
abstract = "MRI offers potential advantages over conventional X-ray techniques for guiding and evaluating vascular interventions. Image guidance of such interventions via passive catheter tracking requires real-time processing of the dynamically acquired MR slices and advanced display facilities inside the MR examination room. Commercially available clinical MR-scanners currently do not provide this functionality. This paper describes a processing environment that allows near-real-time MR-guided interventions. Two stand-alone workstations connected to our MR-scanner offer a flexible and fast tool for guiding the interventionist without affecting the stability of the MR-scanner. The paper describes and discusses our approach, including image processing techniques. Results of a phantom balloon angioplasty experiment are presented.",
author = "\{van der Weide\}, R. and Zuiderveld, \{K. J.\} and Bakker, \{C. J.G.\} and C. Bos and H.F.M. Smits and T. Hoogenbooin and \{van Vaals\}, \{J. J.\} and Viergever, \{M. A.\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1998.; 1st International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 1998 ; Conference date: 11-10-1998 Through 13-10-1998",
year = "1998",
doi = "10.1007/bfb0056215",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-3-540-65136-9",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "317--324",
editor = "Wells, \{William M.\} and Alan Colchester and Scott Delp",
booktitle = "Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention ─ MICCAI 1998 - 1st International Conference, Proceedings",
address = "Singapore",
}