Intracoronary MR imaging using a 0.014‐inch MR imaging‐guidewire: Toward MRI‐guided coronary interventions

To validate the feasibility of using a newly designed MR imaging‐guidewire (MRIG) to guide angioplasty balloon placement in coronary arteries.

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