Disease;Neurological
Conditions
Brief summary
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has become one of most important medical imaging tools over the past 30 years because it is non-invasive, requires no ionizing radiation, and provides exquisite images of soft tissues and anatomic structures with many tissue/disease specific contrasts. While MRI has served the community well for many years, it is increasingly clear that it also has significant limitations. One of the principle limitations is the lack of quantitative information for tissue/structure characterization. The current paradigm of MRI is to use a set of scanner settings to generate an image weighted by a specific MR contrast mechanism (physical parameter), where it is hoped that variations in the parameter will be accentuated. However, without quantitative knowledge of the parameters, the final image contrast may depend on many factors, which complicates image interpretation and diagnostic performance. Quantitative measurement can provide a great deal of information about tissue properties and pathological conditions, since these parameters ultimately determine the contrast that is observed in conventional images.
Detailed description
The purpose of this study is to evaluate novel quantitative MRI techniques in clinical studies to determine whether they can provide better, faster and more useful information for clinical diagnosis. Quantitative MRI has been a continuous interest in the MRI community, but extremely challenging due to long acquisition times and sensitivity to motion. Recently, the investigators have introduced a novel MRI data acquisition approach, namely MR Fingerprinting (MRF), for simultaneous measurement of several important parameters in a single MRI scan. In this study, the investigators propose to apply MR Fingerprinting at UNC and evaluate its performance for different neurological diseases. The investigators hypothesize that the quantitative MR imaging technique will lead to improved tissue characterization and diagnosis.
Interventions
DEVICEMR Fingerprinting
The MR fingerprinting technique requires less than 15 minutes and will be added following the standard MRI sequence.
Sponsors
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* The study will include English-speaking patients that are already scheduled to undergo a clinical neurological MRI for diagnostic purposes.
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnant women will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percent of Participants With Visible Region of Interest (Imaging Visibility) | Immediately following MRI completion, within approximately 5 minutes | Magnetic Resonance (MR) fingerprinting sequences will be examined to determine their utility for visualizing pathology. |
Countries
United States
Participant flow
Participants by arm
| Arm | Count |
|---|---|
| All Participants All participants will receive the investigational MR Fingerprinting sequence.
MR Fingerprinting: The MR fingerprinting technique requires less than 15 minutes and will be added following the standard MRI sequence. | 14 |
| Total | 14 |
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | All Participants |
|---|---|
| Age, Categorical <=18 years | 0 Participants |
| Age, Categorical >=65 years | 2 Participants |
| Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years | 12 Participants |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Hispanic or Latino | 0 Participants |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Not Hispanic or Latino | 14 Participants |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported | 0 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Asian | 0 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Black or African American | 4 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) More than one race | 0 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported | 0 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) White | 10 Participants |
| Region of Enrollment United States | 14 Participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Female | 11 Participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Male | 3 Participants |
Adverse events
| Event type | EG000 affected / at risk |
|---|---|
| deaths Total, all-cause mortality | 0 / 14 |
| other Total, other adverse events | 0 / 14 |
| serious Total, serious adverse events | 0 / 14 |
Outcome results
Primary
Percent of Participants With Visible Region of Interest (Imaging Visibility)
Magnetic Resonance (MR) fingerprinting sequences will be examined to determine their utility for visualizing pathology.
Time frame: Immediately following MRI completion, within approximately 5 minutes
| Arm | Measure | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|
| All Participants | Percent of Participants With Visible Region of Interest (Imaging Visibility) | 100 percentage of participants |