Patent ID: 7660620

Claim:
A method of performing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on tissue of a patient having an implantable medical device (IMD) with a telemetry unit communicating timing information as to operational conditions of the IMD, comprising: receiving the timing information communicated from the (IMD); applying a plurality of discrete MRI electromagnetic radiation bursts to the tissue of the patient, wherein said applied radiation bursts are synchronized with operational conditions of the IMD based upon the received timing information; imaging the tissue upon a display, whereby the imaged tissue is displayed in a substantially common state during each of said plurality of radiation bursts, further comprising: stimulating a patient with the IMD based upon the timing information to produce a specified cardiac rhythm; imaging the heart tissue based on timing information during application of the stimulation applied to the patient by the IMD; and at least one of storing and displaying at least some of said plurality of images when the heart tissue is at common points during the produced cardiac rhythm.