MRI Interventions, Inc. announced that the first real-time MRI-guided neurosurgical shunt placement using the company's ClearPoint(R) Neuro Intervention System has been performed at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, representing the latest application of the platform system and illustrating its utility in a wide range of neurosurgical procedures. The ClearPoint System is the only technology that enables minimally-invasive neurosurgery under continuous MRI guidance, which provides superior visualization of the brain's tissue compared to other imaging technologies and can be run continuously throughout surgery. The ClearPoint System's use in a shunt placement operation demonstrates the expanding utility of the platform, which has been used to assist with asleep deep brain stimulation procedures, laser ablation therapy and brain biopsy, and is currently involved in five clinical trials investigating direct drug delivery in the brain.