Harald Busse

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Harald Busse is a leading figure in interventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), whose work has fundamentally advanced the precision and safety of minimally invasive procedures. His research centers on developing navigation concepts and robotic assistance systems for MRI-guided interventions, particularly within the challenging environment of closed-bore scanners. Busse’s major contributions include pioneering the clinical translation of a robotic assistance system for percutaneous biopsies across various body regions, demonstrating its feasibility and limitations in a landmark 2010 study (41 citations). His foundational 2008 review on navigation concepts for MR image-guided interventions (67 citations) remains a key reference for the field. More recently, he has focused on prostate cancer diagnosis, developing remote-controlled manipulators for in-bore biopsies (2019, 10 citations), and on subsecond position tracking using MR-visible markers (2012, 9 citations). With over 150 cumulative citations, Busse’s work has been instrumental in transforming MRI from a purely diagnostic tool into a powerful platform for real-time procedural guidance, directly impacting patient outcomes in interventional radiology.

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1. 1
   Navigation concepts for MR image‐guided interventions

   67 citations · 2008
2. 2
   MRI‐guided procedures in various regions of the body using a robotic assistance system in a closed‐bore scanner: Preliminary clinical experience and limitations

   41 citations · 2010
3. 3
   Techniques for Interventional MRI Guidance in Closed-Bore Systems

   23 citations · 2018
4. 4
   In-bore biopsies of the prostate assisted by a remote-controlled manipulator at 1.5 T

   10 citations · 2019
5. 5
   Simultaneous 3D localization of multiple MR-visible markers in fully reconstructed MR images: proof-of-concept for subsecond position tracking

   9 citations · 2012

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