Magnetic Resonance Elastography as a Method to Estimate Stiffness of Soft Tissues

Recruiting now

Conditions studied: Heart Failure, Liver Fibrosis, Cardiac Transplant Rejection, Aortic Aneurysms

In brief

Magnetic resonance elastography is a novel non-invasive MRI technique to obtain stiffness of soft tissues such as liver, heart, kidneys, etc. In this imaging technique a person is laid in an MR scanner and a paddle (plastic drum) is put on the area of interest to send sound vibration via a speaker placed outside the scan room which is connecting plastic drum via a plastic tube. These vibrations are scanned using MRI to estimate the stiffness of soft tissues such as liver, heart, kidneys, breast etc.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01757730

Run by

Arunark Kolipaka

People needed

1000

Starts

2012-03-01

Expected to finish

2028-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-04-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Any participant 18 years or older and are MR safe.

You may not qualify if…

• That study participants will be excluded if they have any unapproved metal in their bodies, or if the volunteers are pregnant or possible of becoming pregnant. Also if the participants are claustrophobic.

Where it is running

• The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center — Columbus, Ohio, United States (enrolling)

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