Fig 1. Superconducting short-bore system. The solution proposed by Phillips, sited in this example at the University of Minnesota, includes a standard short-bore superconducting 1.5 T MR imager adjacent to a surgical work-space that includes C-arm fluoroscopy. A custom table can slide from the surgical work-space into the magnet for intermittent imaging at appropriate times during the surgical intervention. The C-arm fluoroscopic unit can also assist with angiographic procedures. (Photo courtesy of Charles L. Truwit, MD, University of Minnesota)