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  • A hospital-based magnetic guidance system (MGS) was created to help doctors maneuver catheters and guide wires in heart and brain surgeries.
  • The study found that the imaging quality of the MGS is comparable to other advanced imaging tools, and it effectively directs the wire and catheter tips as intended.
  • However, doctors still need to make some adjustments when steering during procedures, suggesting that while the MGS is promising, some manual control is still necessary.

Article Abstract

A hospital-based magnetic guidance system (MGS) was installed to assist a physician in navigating catheters and guide wires during interventional cardiac and neurosurgical procedures. The objective of this study is to examine the performance of this magnetic field-guided navigation system. Our results show that the system's radiological imaging components produce images with quality similar to that produced by other modern fluoroscopic devices. The system's magnetic navigation components also deflect the wire and catheter tips toward the intended direction. The physician, however, will have to oversteer the wire or catheter when defining the steering angle during the procedure. The MGS could be clinically useful in device navigation deflection and vessel access.

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