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2nd Economic Conference in Berlin
Posted on November 14, 2008 | No CommentsThe 2nd Berlin Economic Conference – innovation forum – with a focus on “Cooperation between Science and Industry” is an excellent opportunity for the research group Open High-Field MRI and its industrial partners to present findings and results from innovative, translational research and development in cooparation with small and medium-size businesses (SMEs) from the Brandenburg-Berlin region. The Berlin Economic Symposium is organized by the senate’s department for industry, technology and women and the investment bank Berlin (IBB). Moreover, the preperation and logistic realization is based on the close cooperation of the partners of the Berlin Growth initiative 2004-2014. The conference... -
Prize for Poster at the UEGW Symposium
Posted on October 28, 2008 | No CommentsThis year, the 16th gastroenterology week was held in Vienna, Austria. The United European Gastroenterology Federation annually presents the latest advances in enterology, hepatology and endoscopy. On this occasion, the Study Group Open MRI was represented by I.S Papanikolaou,MD and I. van der Voort, MD. Their poster with the title “MRI-GUIDED PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC CHOLANGIO DRAINAGE (MRI-PTCD): INITIAL EXPERIENCE IN ANIMAL MODELS” was awarded 1st prize in the category “Acute Liver Failure/Transplantation/Surgery”. -
10 years Technology Foundation Berlin (TSB)
Posted on October 17, 2008 | No CommentsTo mark the ten year anniversary of the TSB and to present of the technology transfer prize “WissensWerte 2008″, the TSB invited the Study Group Open MRI to present their project on the 16th of October in the Peter-Behrens hall at the technology and innovation park Berlin. The Study Group was certainly honored to accept the invitation and was represented by U. Teichgräber MD, J. Rump, F. Güttler and s. Chopra MD. The attending audience as further able to try out the camera system, which was developed and designed in collaboration with WoM and MGB as well as other MR-compatible... -
New Horizons workshop in the open MRI
Posted on October 10, 2008 | No CommentsOn Wednesday, the 8th of October 2008, the research group Open MRI offered a hands-on workshop as part of the New Horizons Symposium, Berlin. 15 participants from all over Germany were offered the opportunity to learn puncture and navigation skills in the open MRI. Step, by step, from a simple gel phantom, which allowed the participants to observe navigation and artifact properties of MR-compatible instruments; to a demonstration and instruction session of retrotalar drilling of the talocalcanean joint under MR-fluoroscopy and a MR-navigated laser resection of a liver model, the participants were introduced to a wide spectrum of interventional radiology.... -
First PLDD in the open high-field MRI
Posted on October 7, 2008 | No CommentsThis week, the first percutaneous laser disk decompression (PLDD) was preformed on a 42year-old male patient in the open high-field MRI at the Charité, Berlin by Streitparth, MD. These interventions have been performed in low-field MR scanners and under CT guidance but never before in an open high-field system(1.0T). PLDD is a minimally invasive treatment strategy for disc prolapse, based on laser-induced volume reduction of the prolapsed disc material. The patient was treated for chronic backpain in our department with percutaneous injections to the nerve root as part of a serial treatment plan. Since radicular pain persisted, the patient elected... -
Federal patent attorneys with the research group open MRI
Posted on October 6, 2008 | No CommentsOn Monday the 6th of October, the research group Open MRI was honored to welcome a group of federal patent attorneys. As part of our project, we also develop special dedicated instruments for the use in an MR-environment. MR-compatible bone cement and a MR-compatible optical mouse are just two of the recently completed product prototypes. Therefore, a dialogue with the federal patent office is very important for our research group and future funding from our industrial partners. After a brief tour to the open MR scanner and the associated labs, Teichgraeber, MD gave a short presentation on the field of... -
IMRI convention in Baltimore
Posted on September 18, 2008 | No CommentsThis September, the interventional magnetic resonance imaging symposium (IMRI) was held for the 7th time in Baltimore, Maryland. Annually this conference introduces innovations in the field of MR-guided interventions. This year, two of the many highlights were the use of hybrid imaging suites, targeted drug delivery, monitoring of thermal ablation therapy and many more. Thermal ablation monitoring is one of the topics our study group is currently researching as well. After our group had applied the MR-compatible and MR-signal inducing bone cement for patent earlier this year, Teichgräber, MD (left) and Streitphart, MD (center) now presented a poster on the... -
Acitve catheter tracking in the open high-field MRI
Posted on September 11, 2008 | No CommentsCatheter tracking describes the localization of the position of a catheter in the body. The minimal invasive therapy with a catheter system is especially useful in cardio-vascular diagnostic imaging to depict the targeted anatomic structures. Our group has managed to develop a method that permits the visibility of a catheter by voltage induced artifacts which are adapted to the specific intervention. Hereby we hope to facilitate the minimally invasive use of catheters in which we can modulate the MR-artifact by voltage. The power supply is generated by a laser source which was constructed and evaluated in collaboration with Laseranimation Solliger,... -
New Horizons in Berlin
Posted on August 8, 2008 | No CommentsThis October the international symposium “Hew Horizons in Radiology” is held for the 5th time. From the 8th to the 11th workshops and seminars will be offered. On Wednesday the 8th of October, an interventional workshop on open high-field MRI will be offered as part of the program under the chairmanship of Ulf Teichgräber MD. 2.00 pm Sequences, Settings Tips and Tricks for interventional procedures in an open MRI – U. Teichgräber MD, Berlin 2.30 pm Pain therapy and treatment in open MRI – F. Streitparth MD, Berlin 3.00 pm Practical exercise in a phantom model- F. Streitparth MD, Berlin... -
50th pain intervention in the open MRI
Posted on July 18, 2008 | No CommentsDuring the last week we were able to successfully perform the 50th pain intervention in the open MRI. Back pain is considered to be number one among common diseases in Europe. 90% of all Germans will suffer from back pain at one point in their life. Disk protrusions and herniations can be the cause of nerve irritation in the cervical and lumbar spine. For the afflicted this can mean severe pain and a substantial constraint on their range of motion. The open MRI offers the possibility of detailed depiction and differentiation of vital structures, such as the nerve root and... -
22nd international CARS congress
Posted on June 30, 2008 | No CommentsFrom June 25th until June 28th the 22nd international congress for computer-assisted radiology and surgery (CARS) was held in Barcelona. Our group was represented by Teichgräber MD MBA and Chopra MD. Apart form scientific discourse and exchange, three of our projects were introduced in posters and presentations. -
MRI compatible bone cement applied for patent
Posted on June 30, 2008 | No CommentsSince conventional bone cement is not visible in MRI, the developement of MR signal intensive cement was essential in the treatment of osteoporotic fractures and metastases in the open high-field MRI. To ensure cement visibility in the MRI, its singal properties were modified. This new cement was now applied for patent to make safe vertebroplasty and spinal tumor surgery possible. -
Application for worldrecord filed
Posted on June 30, 2008 | No CommentsA spontaneous idea turned serious, when our research group tried to image a maximum number of heads the open MRI. During preparation, MR-images with up to six heads were generated. The inofficial record so far has was four heads. In addition, we planned images with eight heads. And finally, we registered our six and eight head images with the editors of the most important collection of records worldwide. -
First problem based study group session
Posted on June 24, 2008 | No CommentsToday our research group’s first problem based study session was held. A case was presented and worked on by six of our project members. Over the next six weeks a total of five study cases involving clinical and physical issues of MRI will be worked on. Apart from medical research, we are also concerned about the transfer and exchange of the knowlege between our group’s members and partners. Herein, it is important to find innovative methods which permit the transfer of expertise on the rapid developements within our field of research. As a part of our project, and in cooperation... -
MRI Forum Zurich
Posted on June 23, 2008 | No CommentsOn the 20th of June the Philips MRI Forum took place in Zurich. Our open MRI research group was represented by Teichgräber MD MBA, who presented our groups recent results and findings on the topic “Intervention on the spine in Panorama HFO”. Among other project presentations, first experiences with Philips 7 Tesla MRI were reported.
