Method of magnetic resonance imaging

摘要

A method of interventional or intraoperative MRI wherein an invasive device is inserted into the vasculature of a human or non human animal (e.g. mammalian, avian or reptilian) body or through vascularised tissue in said body and an MR image of at least a part of said body containing said device is generated, the improvement comprising administering a contrast agent into the vasculature of said body either by direct injection of the contrast agent through said device or by i.v. injection of the contrast agent directly into the patient whereby to facilitate visualisation of said device in said image.