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Clinical Validation and Performance Evaluation of Two MRI Techniques for Detecting Brain Abnormalities: EPI-Based SWI versus GRE-Based SWI

To validate and evaluate the clinical performance of EPI based SWI in comparison to GRE based SWI. - SWI study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/06/112288
Enrollment
550
Registered
2026-06-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: G939- Disorder of brain, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Siemens Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Individuals above or equal to the age of 45 years. - Individuals coming for MRI brain (Plain or Contrast) in the department of radiology. - Willing to give consent. - Patient with neurodegenerative disease/complaints.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Individuals less than 45 years of age - History of any surgery pertaining to brain or skull - Individuals not willing to give consent - Patients with underlying structural abnormalities that limit evaluation - Highly uncooperative patients to those with poor image quality/ where additional scanning not possible due to time constraint hampering patient care. - Patients with MR incompatible implants or devices

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Validation of the performance pf EPI based SWI in comparison to the GRE based SWI to reduce scan time and increase vascular conspicuity.Timepoint: Baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To assess consistency and replicability in measuring substantia nigra volume using EPI-SWI.Timepoint: Baseline—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAniket Aman

Siemens Healthcare Private Limited

yatin.sharma@siemens-healthineers.com9268394408

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026