healthy volunteers
Conditions
Interventions
MRI of the hands of healthy volunteers are obtained in both static and field-cycled (with magnetic rotation) mode. Then, the hands are placed near tubes containing free radicals and they are scanned b
Sponsors
Kyushu University, Innovation Center for Medical Redox Navigation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy volunteers who understand the study and agree to participate voluntarily.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. People who have electrically, magnetically or mechanically activated implants (such as cardiac pacemakers). 2. People who have serious conditions such as cardiac decompensation. 3. Any other people who are regarded as unsuitable for this study by the principal investigator.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Differences between images obtained by field-cycled DNP-MRI achieved by magnet rotation and those by field-cycled MRI, and signal intensities of free radicals deduced from them. Temperature increase of surface coil sites and skin surface during image acquisition. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Resolution of images obtained by static MRI, resolution of images obtained by field-cycled MRI achieved by magnet rotation. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTomoko Tahira
Kyushu University Innovation Center for Medical Redox Navigation
Outcome results
None listed