Siemens Healthineers and Imricor to develop enhanced MRI technology

Siemens Healthineers has announced a new technology collaboration with Imricor Medical Systems to enhance the imaging and treatment of heart conditions.

The aim will be to create an integrated solution for treating arrhythmia that combines the clinical benefits of real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans with 3D-guided cardiac ablation.

The partners aim to develop MRI-compatible devices that can translate information on cardiac conduction, morphological substrates and individual patient anatomy into enhanced treatment outcomes.

It would potentially allow electrophysiologists to treat heart arrhythmia without any need for radiation, while also using the visualisation of soft tissue information obtained through MRI for this purpose.

Dr Philipp Fischer, head of cardiology at Siemens Healthineers, said: "We are very excited about this development partnership, since it is changing the way how we look at ablation and its resulting physiological effects for higher precision and better treatment outcome."

Electrophysiology is already one of the fastest growing fields within cardiology, with the approach usually used for the treatment of complex arrhythmia such as atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.

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