Magnetic Resonance Elastography as a Method to Estimate Stiffness of Soft Tissues
Magnetic resonance elastography is a novel non-invasive MRI technique to obtain stiffness of soft tissues such as liver, heart, kidneys, etc. In this imaging technique a person is laid in an MR scanner and a paddle (plastic drum) is put on the area of interest to send sound vibration via a speaker placed outside the sc
| Condition(s) | Heart Failure, Liver Fibrosis, Cardiac Transplant Rejection, Aortic Aneurysms |
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| Status | Recruiting |
| Study type | Observational |
| Summary | Magnetic resonance elastography is a novel non-invasive MRI technique to obtain stiffness of soft tissues such as liver, heart, kidneys, etc. In this imaging technique a person is laid in an MR scanner and a paddle (plastic drum) is put on the area of interest to send sound vibration via a speaker placed outside the scan room which is connecting plastic drum via a plastic tube. These vibrations are scanned using MRI to estimate the stiffness of soft tissues such as liver, heart, kidneys, breast etc. |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: Any participant 18 years or older and are MR safe. Exclusion Criteria: That study participants will be excluded if they have any unapproved metal in their bodies, or if the volunteers are pregnant or possible of becoming pregnant. Also if the participants are claustrophobic. |
| Ages | 18 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Yes |
| Lead sponsor | Arunark Kolipaka |
| Locations | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| Start date | 2012-03 |
| NCT ID | NCT01757730 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01757730 |