Dear MRI Insider,
Remember the popular '80s TV show "MacGyver" in which the hero could miraculously build a working bomb with a stick of gum? Well, what would MacGyver do with a procedure light, an infection control system, and a hand sink? If he were really smart, he'd construct an interventional MR suite.
Interventional MRI is the key to take a radiology practice from a small-time diagnostic facility to a prime-time, full-service imaging center, according to the specialists at JĂ¼nk Architects. In this MRI Insider Exclusive, Tobias Gilk and Robert Junk offer compelling reasons why MR providers should seriously considering upgrading to a more interactive environment. For all the details, click here.
While it may not be as simple as throwing together a gum-based bomb, the transition from regular-old MR to interventional MR doesn't have to be a Herculean process either. "There isn't very much needed, in terms of required infrastructure, to enable MRI facilities to support minor interventional procedures," Gilk explained in an e-mail to AuntMinnie.com. To learn more about such a conversion, click here for a highly informative Q&A with Gilk.
Finally, learn about interventional MR in action in a study led by a Boston radiation oncologist. Dr. Akila Viswanathan shared her group's experience with MR-guided endometrial brachytherapy at the 2005 American Brachytherapy Society meeting in San Francisco.
.fFmgij6Hin.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=100&q=70&w=100)
.fFmgij6Hin.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
