Comparing MRI to CT on Pediatric Craniosynostosis.

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Craniosynostosis

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Zero Echo Time Magnetic Resonance Imaging (ZTE MRI)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04704284

19-007373

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to develop and test the effectiveness and diagnostic quality of Zero Echo Time Magnetic Resonance Imaging (ZTE MRI) in comparison to CT.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pediatric patients 0-18 of age will be recruited by our surgical colleagues based on the clinical concern for craniosynostosis and possible need for calvarial reconstruction.

Exclusion criteria

• Lack of consent
• Contraindication/inability to undergo both examinations within the designated time period and/or undiagnostic image quality.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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12 participants in 1 patient group

ZTE MRI Imaging

Experimental group

Description:

Pediatric patients that have gotten a clinically indicated CT within a 6 week time period will receive a Zero Echo Time Magnetic Resonance Imaging (ZTE MRI)

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Zero Echo Time Magnetic Resonance Imaging (ZTE MRI)