Lipid-poor Adrenal Masses: Evaluation With Chemical Shift MRI

University of Michigan

Status

Completed

Conditions

Adrenal Gland Disease

Treatments

Procedure: MRI

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

2003-0148

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if certain MRI sequences can accurately diagnose adrenal masses of unknown origin.

Enrollment

16 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients can participate in this study if they are 18 years of age or older and if they have had a Cat Scan (CT scan) performed with and without contrast media (medication given intravenously to enhance the CT images) or if patients are scheduled to have a CT scan performed and if the reason their physician ordered the CT is because they have an adrenal mass of an unknown type.

Exclusion criteria

Patients, who have electrically, magnetically or mechanically activated implants such as heart pacemaker, magnetic surgical clips, prostheses or implanted neurological stimulator.
Pregnant patients or patients who are lactating.
A patient who is claustrophobic and would require sedation to complete the MRI exam.