Patent ID: 6898454

Claim:
An apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging of an anatomic region of a human pelvis, comprising: an endourethral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) coil comprising an antenna; an interface circuit interposed between the antenna and a MRI machine, said interface circuit being in electrical communication with the antenna and being in electrical communication with the MRI machine, said interface circuit comprising a tuning-matching circuit, a decoupling circuit and a balun circuit; an endourethral therapeutic system comprising an endourethral delivery device to deliver a mode of therapy transurethrally to an area of the anatomic region imaged by the endourethral imaging system, the mode of therapy comprising electromagnetic radiation including at least one of light energy, light energy produced by a laser, microwave energy, infrared radiation, and ultraviolet radiation; and a housing enveloping the antenna and the endourethral therapeutic system, the housing comprising an elongate member insertable into a urethra of a patient and temporarily retainable in said urethra.