Brain volume
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: We will select our subjects from a cohort of patients with Chronic Idiopatic Axonal Perpiheral neuropathy (CIAP). Inclusion criteria: Age 50-80 years, a history of cardiovascular disease, 1 or more of the following cardiovascular risk factors: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, BMI > 29, > 10 packyears.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not living independently. History of brain disease. Contra-indication for MRI: AICD/ICD (automatic heartdefibrillator), Aneurysm clips in the brain placed before 1986 (AZU) or 1990 (Tilburg), Recent endoscopically placed clips in the intestinal system, Breast (mamma) expander with magnets, Cochleair implants, Metal corpus alienum in the eye, Electrical wires (pacemaker wires, ECG wires), Implanted insulin pump, Heart valve prothesis Braunwald - Cutter, Neurostimulator and Vagal Nerve stimulator, Pacemaker, Piston from 1985-1987, Provox ActiValve voisceprothesis, Zenith AAA stent made by Cook, Swan-Ganz catheter, Dental braces, Hydrocefalus pumps, Markers for proton radiation, Piercings, Protheses of 30cm.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The agreement of KNN volumetry applied on 1,5 and 3 Tesla MRI of the same subject. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| n.a. | — |
Countries
Netherlands