Inventors:
Ronald L. Arenson - Mill Valley CA
William V. Hassenzahl - Piedmont CA
Timothy Roberts - San Francisco CA
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California - Oakland CA
International Classification:
A61B 505
Abstract:
A magnetically directable guidance system useful in, for example, medical magnetic resonance imaging is provided, as well as methods of directing the traverse of a device directable by the remote guidance system to a remote destination. A directable device and methods of use thereof are also disclosed. In one embodiment, the device is a catheter directable using a magnetic resonance imaging system. In another embodiment, the method includes interventional radiological diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.