A probe suitable for attachment to, or incorporation in, a medical
interventional device, such as a catheter, and which may be employed for
tracking, imaging, or both, includes a first material having an MR
resonance frequency distinct from a resonance frequency of a second
material adjacent to the first material. The probe may include one or
more coils, or it may be wireless, that is, it may have no coils. Some
probe configurations are directed at tracking or imaging of vascular
vessels or tissue, and configurations allow both tracking and imaging.