An invasive device 17, such as a catheter, is connected to a supply and
control unit via a connection conductor 21 for the transfer of power supply
energy and/or LF signals to and from an electrical circuit 20 in the distal
part 18 of the device. During operation the connection conductor traverses
the homogeneous magnetic field and the RF field of the MRI apparatus; this may
give rise to heating of the connection conductor and/or to a disturbance of said
fields. In order to mitigate these drawbacks, the connection conductor in accordance
with the invention is subdivided into mutually separated segments 22-i,
each of which is much shorter (for example, 1/20) than the wavelength of the RE
field in the apparatus; the segments are separated from one another by separating
elements 23-i (self-inductances) that provide a high inductance for
said RF frequencies and a low inductance for comparatively low frequencies.