Systems and methods for remote monitoring of signals sensed by an implantable medical device during an MRI

A method for use with an external monitoring system used in conjunction with an implantable medical device for implant within a patient, the method comprising:

• receiving signals via long range telemetry during a magnetic imaging procedure, the signals being sensed within the patient during the magnetic imaging procedure and including a signal representative of a temperature of an electrode of the implanted medical device, the signals being transmitted from the implantable medical device implanted within the patient undergoing the procedure, the signals received at frequencies selected to reduce the influence of magnetic imaging fields on the transmitted signals;
• filtering the signals using filters within the external system configured to reduce the influence of MRI fields on the signals;
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• processing the signals received via long range telemetry using the external monitoring system during the magnetic imaging procedure such that signals sensed within a patient during the magnetic imaging procedure can also be remotely monitored during the procedure.