Diagnostic Accuracy of Direct MR Arthrography Of The Wrist At 1.5, 3.0 And 7.0T

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Wrist Injuries

Treatments: Other: MRI

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01012271

002

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of our study is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of MR arthrography of the wrist at 1.5, 3.0, and 7.0T with wrist arthroscopy as reference standard.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age >18;
• clinical evidence for wrist joint abnormalities;
• request for MR arthrography prior to wrist arthroscopy;
• willingness to take part in our study with written informed consent;

Exclusion criteria

• age<18;
• history of prior wrist surgery; systemic diseases e.g. rheumatoid arthritis;
• infection; history of adverse contrast reactions;
• contraindication for MR imaging (e.g. pacemaker, metallic implants, etc.);
• history or possible signs of renal failure (see section "nephrogenic systemic fibrosis")