Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
In Spring 2001, a unique interventional radiology facility was installed at UCSF, consisting of two main imaging suites, joined with an X-ray / MR-shielded door which combined a 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging system and an X-ray angiography system into one laboratory (Philips MedicalSystems, Intera 1.5T MRI, Integris V5000 angiography system). The suite includes patient anesthesia preparation and holding areas and hardware and software development bays with state of the art equipment (3D rotational X-ray Reconstruction Workstation (SGI), 2 Easy Vision Image Review and Analysis Workstations (Sun), and a Research Workstation (PC) with integrated access to MR data stream).