Abdominal MR Imaging at 3.0T: Sequence Optimization and Implementation

This project will facilitate the optimization of body MR imaging at 3 Tesla.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Diffuse and Focal Abnormalities of the Liver and Pancreas
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Body MR imaging

Detailed Description

This project is meant to improve the image quality of multiple sequences at 3.0T applied to the abdominal and pelvic regions.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 25
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Nebraska
    • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198
      • University of Nebraska Medical Center
    • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198-1045
      • University of Nebraska Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 19 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects between ages of 19 and 65
• Healthy volunteer subjects should not have any history of disease or symptoms - based on clinical history
• Subjects with an underlying disorder (diffuse and focal abnormalities of the liver and pancreas)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to provide informed consent
• A medical or contraindications that will prevent subjects from having a MRI
• Subjects with severe renal dysfunction or patients on dialysis

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: Body MRI healthy volunteers; Body MRI to optimize sequences in healthy individuals and in disorder subjects	Device: Body MR imaging; Body MR imaging will be performed to optimize sequences; Other Names: Body MR imaging performed to optimize sequences

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Optimizing body MR imaging sequences	Healthy volunteers will be used to obtain optimized body MR imaging sequences that will then be used to evaluate MR imaging sequences of subjects with underlying disorders.	2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Nebraska
• Collaborators: Philips Medical Systems
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Shahid Hussain, MD, University of Nebraska

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 15, 2009
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 30, 2015
• Study Completion (Actual): June 30, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 28, 2009
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 3, 2009
• First Posted (Estimated): November 4, 2009

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 14, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 12, 2023
• Last Verified: July 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Congenital Abnormalities
• Other Study ID Numbers: 0290-09-FB