Magnetic Resonance Elastography in Infants (MREI)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Liver Disease

Treatments: Device: MRI with MRE

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02201472

2014-3065

Details and patient eligibility

About

MRI & MRE in infants

Full description

The purpose of the present pilot study is to determine the feasibility of using MRI and MRE to evaluate the liver in infants with suspected liver disease.

Enrollment: 2 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 6 months old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Infants < 6 months of age
• Known liver disease based (liver enzymes, bilirubin, and/or GGT at least twice the upper limit of normal for age)
• Parental/LAR permission obtained

Exclusion criteria

• Standard MRI exclusion criteria as set forth by the CCHMC Division of Radiology
• Severe coagulopathy (INR > 3 or platelets <50,000)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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2 participants in 1 patient group

MRI with MRE

Experimental group

Description:

Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Magnetic Resonance Elastography using the GE MR Touch device

Treatment:

Device: MRI with MRE