1.5T Intraoperative MR Imaging in Craniopharyngiomas

Hofmann, Bernd, M.D.

Status: Completed

Conditions: Craniopharyngioma

Treatments: Other: Intraoperative imaging using 1.5T MRI

Study type: Interventional

Identifiers

NCT01206543

Cranio 15

Details and patient eligibility

About

Purpose of this study is to investigate whether intraoperative imaging using a 1.5T MRI in craniopharyngioma surgery is useful in order to increase the rate of complete tumor removal.

Enrollment: 25 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• complex craniopharyngioma > 1cm extension within 2 or more cranial fossae or ventricular system
• Patient or legal representative able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• tumor size< 1 cm
• Patients with any condition considered a contraindication to MRI
• Patients with any condition considered a contraindication for surgery
• Hypothalamic disturbances
• Hypothalamic edema

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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25 participants in 1 patient group

Intraoperative imaging

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Intraoperative imaging using 1.5T MRI