Brain tumor Brain tumor, MR elastography
Conditions
Interventions
non
Sponsors
Watanabe Yoshiyuki
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Scheduled surgery at Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital with suspected brain tumor lesion (2) Aged 18 to 90 at the time of obtaining consent (3) Written informed consent has been obtained from the patient for participation in this study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) With a cardiac pacemaker (2) With cochlear or middle ear implants (3) Undergone stent insertion surgery within 2 weeks from the scheduled date of MRI examination (4) Undergone artificial heart valve surgery that is not compatible with MRI (5) Having (or are suspected to have) fine metal particles in their eyes. (6) With cerebral aneurysm clips other than titanium (7) With metal prostheses (8) Still bolted due to fractures (9)Having tattoos all over their trunk (10) With a history of central nervous system disease other than brain tumor scheduled for surgery (11) Subject with pregnant (12) Judged by the principal investigator or co-investigator to be inappropriate for the safe conduct of this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation between stiffness assessed by MRE and tumor hardness assessed by neurosurgeon | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1)Mean value of stiffness by histopathological type evaluated by MRE and its 95% confidence interval 2)Change in stiffness values before and after embolization in patients with meningiomas | — |
Contacts
Public ContactYoshiyuki Watanabe
Shiga university of medical science
Outcome results
None listed