Comparing Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Spectroscopy Techniques
Stopped early
Conditions studied: Abdominal Organs - Lipodystrophy, Tumors
In brief
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) are diagnostic tests that allow researchers to look at different chemical properties of tissue. Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy studies can be used to gather or evaluate information about various aspects of patient s bodies or to monitor changes in the biochemistry and physiology of patient s bodies. Unlike other diagnostic techniques (CT scan and PET scan) MRI and MRS do not use ionizing radiation. Some studies have shown that MRI is more effective at distinguishing normal parts of the anatomy from abnormal anatomy, especially in the brain. MRI has become the diagnostic test of choice for evaluating patient with multiple sclerosis. The purpose of this study is to evaluate normal volunteers and patients with a variety of diseases with magnetic resonance imaging. Researchers will attempt different magnetic resonance imaging methods and techniques as well as different levels of magnetic strength.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00001219
- Run by
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
- People needed
- 49946
- Starts
- 1987-06-18
- Expected to finish
- 2020-06-03
- Last updated by the study team
- 2020-06-05
Who can join
Age: any, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may not qualify if…
- Contraindications to MRI.
- Inability to understand consent form or consent process and the absence of a suitable guardian.
- Adults who are or may not be able to consent
- Patients in whom the scan must be performed quickly, i.e. those patients under anesthesia, anxious patients, those requiring emergency medical care, or others in which it is deemed inappropriate to prolong a study.
- Refusal to Participate.
- Pregnant women and fetuses
- Neonates
Where it is running
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike — Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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