RECANALIZATION OF OCCLUDED VESSEL USING MAGNETIC RESONANCE GUIDANCE

摘要

A method and apparatus for-recanalizing a substantially totally occluded vessel (310) in a subject (100). An image of the substantially totally occluded vessel (310) is obtained using magnetic resonance. A recanalization device (330) is guided using the obtained image. The occlusion is recanalized with the recanalization device (330). In one embodiment, a magnetic resonance signal is received with at least one external antenna (160) located external to the body of the subject (100). A map image of the occluded vessel (310) is generated using the signal received by the external antenna (160). A magnetic resonance signal is received with an internal antenna (350) positioned within the body of the subject (100), proximate to the occluded vessel (310). The map image of the occluded vessel (310) is locally enhanced using the signal received by the internal antenna (350).