REAL-TIME MEDICAL DEVICE VISUALIZATION USING NANOMATERIALS

摘要

A medical device and methods for locating the device include a structure having a length dimension and a surface (102). A volume (106) is associated with the surface and extends along a portion of the length dimension. Nanomaterials (108) are incorporated in the volume and configured to be responsive to an excitation signal such that the excitation signal generates a response from the nanomaterials to enable location of the structure within a subject.