Potential applications of untethered microdevices in the blood vessels within the constraints of an MRI system

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

Volumn 7 VOLS, Issue , 2005, Pages 4850-4853

  Mathieu, J B ^a   Soulez, G ^b   Martel, S ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood circulatory system; Magnetic gradient; Magnetic resonance; Microdevice; Minimally invasive surgery; Propulsion; Therapeutical applications

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; BLOOD VESSELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

BLOOD CIRCULATORY SYSTEM; MAGNETIC FORCE; MAGNETIC GRADIENT; MICRODEVICES; MICROSYSTEMS; MINIATURIZATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; THERAPEUTICAL APPLICATIONS;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM;

EID: 33846902092     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2005.1615558     Document Type: Conference Paper

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