Focused ultrasound robotic system for very small bore magnetic resonance imaging.

Christakis Damianou Marinos GiannakouNikolas EvripidouStefan KegelPeter HuberJuergen Jenne

Published in: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS (2020)

The proposed robotic system can be utilized in a 9.4 T small animal MRI scanner. The proposed system is functional, compact and simple thus providing a useful tool for preclinical research in mice and rats.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
minimally invasive
robot assisted
diffusion weighted imaging
high fat diet induced
cell therapy
stem cells
adipose tissue
bone marrow