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This study presents one of the enabling technologies for teleoperated bevel-tip needle steering under real-time MRI guidance i.e. capability of tracking the needle with higher accuracy and bandwidth than real-time MRI. Three fibers, each with three Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) were embedded into a 0.6 mm inner stylet of a 20G MRI-compatible biopsy needle. The axial force caused by the bevel-tip was...