
Article
Real-Time MRI-Guided Catheter Tracking Using Hyperpolarized Silicon Particles
Scientific Reports
(2015)
Abstract
Visualizing the movement of angiocatheters during endovascular interventions is typically accomplished using x-ray fluoroscopy. There are many potential advantages to developing magnetic resonance imaging-based approaches that will allow three-dimensional imaging of the tissue/vasculature interface while monitoring other physiologically-relevant criteria, without exposing the patient or clinician team to ionizing radiation. Here we introduce a proof-of-concept development of a magnetic resonance imaging-guided catheter tracking method that utilizes hyperpolarized silicon particles. The increased signal of the silicon particles is generated via low-temperature, solid-state dynamic nuclear polarization, and the particles retain their enhanced signal for ≥40 minutes—allowing imaging experiments over extended time durations. The particles are affixed to the tip of standard medical-grade catheters and are used to track passage under set distal and temporal points in phantoms and live mouse models. With continued development, this method has the potential to supplement x-ray fluoroscopy and other MRI-guided catheter tracking methods as a zero-background, positive contrast agent that does not require ionizing radiation.
Keywords
- nanoparticles,
- nanoscale biophysics,
- translational research
Disciplines
Publication Date
January 10, 2015
DOI
10.1038/srep12842
Citation Information
Nicholas Whiting, Jingzhe Hu, Jay V. Shah, Maja C. Cassidy, et al.. "Real-Time MRI-Guided Catheter Tracking Using Hyperpolarized Silicon Particles" Scientific Reports Vol. 5 Iss. 1 (2015) p. 12842 - 12842 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/nicholas-whiting/2/