MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING UTILIZING A MICROCOIL

摘要

The invention relates to an interventional magnetic resonance method utilizing a microcoil. The method enables localization of an interventional instrument by detection of magnetic resonance signals from the surroundings of the microcoil under the influence of magnetic field gradients. The outstanding reliability and the high speed of the method are due to the application of spatially non-selective RF pulses in conjunction with a sequence of gradient pulses in non-colinear directions. The localization method can be used inter alia for angiography wherein the signal intensity is used to determine the amount of blood present in the blood vessel. The invention also relates to a magnetic resonance apparatus for carrying out the method.