2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The development of a new treatment-support system combined endoscopy with magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21700508
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Medical systems
Research Institution	Kobe University
Principal Investigator	MORITA Yoshinori Kobe University, 医学部附属病院, 助教 (60420460)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2010
Keywords	消化管癌 / MR内視鏡 / 管腔内コイル
Research Abstract	The purpose of this study is to develop a new treatment-support system combined endoscopy with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Endoluminal MR imaging using the surface coil closely placed to the gastrointestinal wall was able to visualize the differentiation of living porcine gastrointestinal wall layers with similar quality to EUS imaging. Additionally, it was possible to visualize the vascular structures in the submucosal layer. Endoluminal MR imaging would be useful not only for diagnosis of the gastrointestinal lesion but also for safely endoscopic treatment.