Refinement and Assessment of New Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologies for Neurological Exams

University of Michigan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nervous System Diseases

Treatments: Procedure: MRI

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT00739518

HUM00041731

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is being done to assess new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technologies such as new hardware or software designed to improve MRI examinations of the brain, spine head and neck regions.

Full description

This study is being done to assess new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technologies such as new hardware or software designed to improve MRI examinations of the brain, spine, and head & neck regions.

Software and hardware are constantly being improved, new machines replace old machines, software is updated and improved as are the devices used to produce better MRI images.

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• If you are a male or a non-pregnant female patient
• Normal volunteer
• presenting to MRI for a clinically-ordered neurological or head and neck MRI exam

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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500 participants in 1 patient group

MRI scan - new technology

Experimental group

Description:

The patient's clinical MRI scan will also utilize some new technology, such as a change in software or additional MRI sequences

Treatment:

Procedure: MRI