• Navigation of microrobots by MRI : impact of gravitational, friction and thrust forces on steering success 

    Tous, Cyril; Li, Ning; Dimov, Ivan P.; Kadoury, Samuel; Tang, An; Häfeli, Urs O.; Nosrati, Zeynab; Saatchi, Katayoun; Moran, Gerald; Couch, Marcus J.; Martel, Sylvain; Lessard, Simon; Soulez, Gilles (Springer, 2021-10-07)
    Introduction Magnetic resonance navigation (MRN) uses MRI gradients to steer magnetic drug-eluting beads (MDEBs) across vascular bifurcations. We aim to experimentally verify our theoretical forces balance model (gravitational, thrust, friction, buoyant ...
  • Quantification and 3D localization of magnetically navigated superparamagnetic particles using MRI in phantom and swine chemoembolization models 

    Li, Ning; Tous, Cyril; Dimov, Ivan P.; Cadoret, Dominic; Fei, Phillip; Majedi, Yasamin; Lessard, Simon; Nosrati, Zeynab; Saatchi, Katayoun; Häfeli, Urs O.; Tang, An; Kadoury, Samuel; Martel, Sylvain; Soulez, Gilles (Institute of electrical and electronics engineers, 2022-02-15)
    Objective: Superparamagnetic nanoparticles (SPIONs) can be combined with tumor chemoembolization agents to form magnetic drug-eluting beads (MDEBs), which are navigated magnetically in the MRI scanner through the vascular system. We aim to develop a ...