Cook Medical and Siemens Healthineers unveiled the integrated interventional magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) suite at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual scientific meeting (11–15 April, Toronto, Canada).
In a recent press release, the companies state that the collaboration brings together advanced MRI, MR-conditional interventional devices and clinical workflow solutions designed to support minimally invasive procedures in an ionising radiation-free environment. The unveiling marks a key milestone in the companies’ multi-year effort to advance MRI-guided intervention from concept to clinical reality.
The iMRI suite provides a framework for MRI-guided procedures. The solution combines imaging technology, purpose-built interventional devices, suite planning guidance and clinical education designed to support hospitals adopting MRI-guided interventions. The iMRI ecosystem will use SIR’s VIRTEX—a clinical data registry and analytics platform, to capture data, support continuous learning and help develop evidence-based protocols. The iMRI suite is a turnkey solution that will give physicians more options for minimally invasive procedures that benefit from superior soft-tissue visualisation and a radiation-free environment.
The companies announced the ongoing development of iMRI centers of excellence, which are leading academic institutions collaborating with Cook Medical and Siemens Healthineers to advance research, clinical protocols and physician training in MRI-guided intervention. Recently, Indiana University, in Bloomington, USA was named as a center of excellence in the USA. The companies state that the advisory board will continue planning collaborations with high-profile research facilities across the USA and Europe.
