7 Tesla MRI Evaluation of the Spine (Asymptomatic)

Balgrist University Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Reference Standard; Cervical Spine Anatomy; Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: 7 Tesla MRI

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04445584

R450

Details and patient eligibility

About

High-resolution MRI (7 Tesla) of the cervical spine is capable to provide good differentiation between nerve and surrounding tissues within foramen und allows to reliably quantify the diameter of nerve roots/ganglia. Secondly, detailed anatomy of vertebral artery and its relation to neural structures / foramina can be assessed.

Enrollment: 600 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Informed consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form)
• >18 years old
• Patients presenting chronic back pain (> 2 months) without recent trauma, previous MRI (1,5 or 3T) for clinicals indications or asymptomatic individuals (for depicting normal microanatomy)

Exclusion criteria

• previous surgery
• tumor patients
• pregnancy or breast feeding
• any MRI contra-indications
• any MRI contra-indications