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Figure 1. First generation 1.5 Tesla intraoperative <strong>MRI</strong> surgical suite.<br />

Figure 2. 3 Tesla intraoperative <strong>MRI</strong> surgical suite showing the surgical “pit” in the foreground.<br />

This design necessitated that all instrumentation entering the surgical suite had to be<br />

<strong>MRI</strong>-compatible. This suite design enhanced surgical throughput since it was no longer<br />

necessary to rotate the surgical table in order to dock with the magnet couch prior to obtaining<br />

intraoperative imaging [2, 3]. Before imaging, the removal <strong>of</strong> surgical instrumentation was<br />

not necessary. The only ferromagnetic surgical instruments that are utilized in this suite are<br />

the plastic-handled scalpel and the suture needles.<br />

The last in-line suite design has three rooms in which the 3T magnet is centrally<br />

located. A conventional surgical suite is sited to one side <strong>of</strong> the magnet with a biplane<br />

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