MRI and ultrasound imaging system showcased at RSNA 2009

At the 95th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Sentinelle Medical Inc., a leading manufacturer of breast MRI coils and software,  announced a number of innovative new works-in-progress, including MRI and ultrasound co-registration offering.

Aegis Navigation is an important step for Sentinelle as it extends the product line relevance into new clinical applications. Aegis Navigation performs registration between MRI or CT and live ultrasound images to bring high quality imaging from the scanner room to the ultrasound suite. This permits investigating the same anatomical features under two types of imaging at the same time. Specialized hardware and software automates registration between modalities, and instruments are spatially tracked using advanced 3D optical or magnetic tracking systems.