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 ?