Adapting MRI systems to propel and guide microdevices in the human blood circulatory system

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 II, Issue , 2004, Pages 1044-1047

  Martel, S ^a   Mathieu, J B ^a   Felfoul, O ^a   Macicior, H ^a   Beaudoin, G ^b   Soulez, G ^b   Yahia, L'H ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood vessels; Magnetic gradient; Magnetic resonance; Microdevice; Positioning; Propulsion

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD VESSELS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FEEDBACK CONTROL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NAVIGATION; PROPULSION; RADIOLOGY;

MAGNETIC GRADIENTS; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES; MICRODEVICE; MOLECULAR IMAGING;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 11144321528     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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