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Advancing MRI-guided robotic endovascular procedures requires co-designing MRI-native instruments and systems, not just adapting existing technology. This approach addresses key constraints for safer, radiation-free interventions.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Robotics
  • Interventional Radiology
  • Medical Imaging

Background:

  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers significant advantages for endovascular interventions, including superior soft-tissue contrast, multi-planar imaging, and radiation-free guidance.
  • Emerging robotic platforms and MRI-compatible technologies suggest progress in MRI-guided endovascular robotics, yet widespread clinical adoption remains limited.
  • Current limitations stem from tightly coupled constraints in instruments, imaging, feedback, navigation, and system integration, particularly challenging for miniaturized, flexible tools.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the constraints hindering the routine translation of MRI-guided robotic endovascular procedures.
  • To propose a research agenda focused on MRI-robot co-design for developing integrated, MRI-native systems.
  • To highlight the systems integration challenge in advancing MRI-guided endovascular robotics.

Main Methods:

  • Reviewing the current landscape of robotic platforms, MRI-compatible catheters, and navigation technologies.
  • Analyzing the interplay of constraints affecting instrument design, imaging feedback, and navigation in endovascular settings.
  • Proposing four key research axes: MRI-native instruments, MRI-native feedback, navigation under limited imaging bandwidth, and integrated systems.

Main Results:

  • Component-level solutions are often insufficient due to the complex integration required for full procedural workflows.
  • Progress necessitates moving beyond simple compatibility to MRI-robot co-design.
  • Key areas for advancement include miniaturized actuation, robot-aware MRI, feedback-efficient shared control, simulation, and workflow validation.

Conclusions:

  • MRI-guided endovascular robotics is a systems integration challenge, not solely a technological one.
  • Developing MRI-native robotic systems is crucial for achieving safer, more precise, and radiation-free endovascular interventions.
  • Co-design and workflow-aware validation are essential for clinical translation.