- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00001946
Comparison of Magnetic Resonance Angiography and Standard Angiography in Diagnosing Atherosclerosis
A Comparison of Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) and Conventional Angiography in the Diagnosis of Atherosclerotic Disease: A Pilot Study
This study will evaluate ways to improve magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) for diagnosing atherosclerosis (hardening and narrowing of the arteries).
MRA is a new method for looking at arteries and veins without standard angiography, which requires inserting a catheter into a blood vessel, injecting a contrast material, and obtaining X-ray images. Current MRA techniques, however, do not depict the lumen (cavity) of small vessels well enough to accurately determine the extent of their narrowing. This study will test image processing methods with the eventual goal of improving MRA accuracy to the point that it can replace X-ray catheter angiography for diagnosing atherosclerotic disease.
Patients with atherosclerosis who have had conventional angiography at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, MD, may be considered for this study. They will be screened with a brief history and physical examination, and those enrolled will have a MRA scan within 72 hours of their conventional angiogram. For this procedure, a catheter is placed in a vein in the patient's arm and the patient lies on a table that slides into a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner-a large donut-shaped machine with a magnetic field. Surface coils-flexible, padded antennae used to improve the quality of the pictures-are wrapped around the patient's legs. At times during the scan, the patient is asked to hold his or her breath for several seconds, and a contrast material called gadolinium is injected through the catheter in the vein. This substance enhances the images of blood flow in the vessels. The procedure generally takes about an hour and a half, although the actual imaging takes only a small part of that time.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study Type
Enrollment
Phase
- Phase 1
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Maryland
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Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
- Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center (CC)
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Patient must be willing to participate in the study.
Patient must have documented atherosclerotic disease of an extracranial vessel by angiography performed within 72 hours of the MRA.
Patient must be referred by a physician who is caring for the patient and to whom the results will be provided.
Patient must be clinically stable and be judged by their physician able to tolerate lying in the MR gantry for up to 1.5 hours.
Patient must have serum Creatinine value less than 3.0mg/dl.
Must not have any contraindication for MRI including: pacemaker or other implanted electronic device; cochlear implants; metal in the eye; embedded shrapnel fragments; cerebral aneurysm clips; or medical Infusion pumps.
Must not have an allergy to Gadolinium based contrast media.
Must not have unsatisfactory performance status as judged by the referring physician such that the patient could not tolerate an MRI scan for 1.5 hours. Examples of medical conditions that would not be accepted would include unstable angina, dyspnea at rest, severe pain at rest, and severe back pain.
Must not have intercurrent illness that requires treatment that would be jeopardized by the MRA scan.
Subjects must not require sedation for MRI studies other than administered normally for a conventional angiogram.
Must not be pregnant.
Must not be nursing mothers.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
Collaborators and Investigators
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Prince MR, Yucel EK, Kaufman JA, Harrison DC, Geller SC. Dynamic gadolinium-enhanced three-dimensional abdominal MR arteriography. J Magn Reson Imaging. 1993 Nov-Dec;3(6):877-81. doi: 10.1002/jmri.1880030614.
- Prince MR. Peripheral vascular MR angiography: the time has come. Radiology. 1998 Mar;206(3):592-3. doi: 10.1148/radiology.206.3.9494471. No abstract available.
- Prince MR. Contrast-enhanced MR angiography: theory and optimization. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 1998 May;6(2):257-67.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Study Completion
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 000028
- 00-CC-0028
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